Practice Name:

Increasing the Yield of Maize Crop

Category	Crop Production
Crop	Maize
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Zea mays)
Vernacular Name	bhutta, maize, makka, makai
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	The flowers of mahuda or butter tree (Madhuca indica) tree.
Details Of Innovation	The tribal farmers observed that the maize crop was growing healthy without diseases in the patches surrounding mahuda or butter tree (Madhuca Indica) trees. The corns were big and also more in quantity in the shells. The reason was attributed to the continuous falling of flowers from the trees in these patches. The farmer observed this and started using the flowers of the butter tree to achieve better yields of maize crops. She first does light cross-wise plowing iand then scatters the butter tree flowers in the field. The land is ready for sowing after plowing. Soon after sufficient rainfalls, maize is sown. She says that this gives a better yield, and the crop is also free of any disease.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Ramiliben Motibhai Bhuriya
District	Dahod
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Dahod
Address	Dahod, Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	389151

PAS 1	"Mixed cropping and interplanting - cultivating a combination of crops with different planting times and different length of growth periods." - https://www.ctc-n.org/technologies/soil-moisture-conservation-techniques-0
PAS 2	"Conserving Diversity for Sustainable Development: The Case of Plants of Insecticidal and Veterinary Medicine Importance" https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kirit_Patel5/publication/46436343_Conserving_Diversity_of_Sustainable_Development_The_Case_of_Plants_of_Insecticidal_and_Veterinary_Medicine_Importance/links/550775620cf2d7a281257da2.pdf
PAS 3	"Integrated agronomic practice increases maize grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency under various soil fertility conditions."https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514119300248
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Madhya Bharat plateau Western Malwa plateau, Eastern Gujarat plain, Vindhyan and Satpura range and Narmada Valley hot, moist semi-arid eco-subregion (5.2), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) , Agro-Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Zone (GJ-3)
Practice ID	KNW0010000001146
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/27
Reference	HBN database
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY