Practice Name:

To Increase Bottle Gourd Production

Category	Crop Production
Crop	Bottle gourd
Crop Family	Cucurbitaceae
Scientific Name	(Lagenaria siceraria)
Vernacular Name	Dudhi, lauki
Scout	HBN
Details Of Innovation	Among the vegetable crops, the vine plant of bottle gourd (Lagenaria leucantha) grows with many shoots. If its main stem is cut from the front, the plant will develop a secondary stem. This means more shoots and thus, an increase in production.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Ravjibhai Jivanbhai Parmar
District	Kheda
KVK District	KrishiVignan Kendra, Gujarat Vidyapith, Dethli, District:- Kheda Phone No.02694-291252, e-mail:kvkkheda@gmail.com
Address	Mu. Gangiyal Kapadvanj Kheda Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	387610

PAS 1	"Integrated nutrient management (INM) practices influenced vegetative growth and flowering of rainy season bottle gourd." https://www.thepharmajournal.com/archives/2018/vol7issue7/PartJ/7-7-87-400.pdf
PAS 2	"Impact of Different Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Sustainable Production of Bottle Gourd" - http://www.ijpab.com/form/2017%20Volume%205,%20issue%202/IJPAB-2017-5-2-1089-1094.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco-Region (5.2) , Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and hill region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Agro Climatic zone(GJ-3), North Gujarat Zone GJ-5
Practice ID	DTP0010000002310
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/277
Reference	Dang-1994/1
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY