Practice Name:

To Increase the Yield of Cuminum Cyminum

Details

Category	Crop Production
Crop	Cumin
Crop Family	Umbellifers
Scientific Name	(Cuminum cyminum)
Vernacular Name	Jeera, Jeeru, Jeere
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Buttermilk.
Details Of Innovation	Which farmer will not be interested in a method that would increase his profits at a low cost by improving the yield of Cuminum cyminum! Mohanbhai Shyamalbhai Khant of Vasantpur village of Jamjodhpur Taluka in Jamnagar district, uses the watery portion of buttermilk to improve the yield of cuminum cyminum. In ten litre vessel, the watery remnant of buttermilk is mixed with water. Forty to forty-five days after the sowing of the seeds and when the plants begin to flower, this mixture is to be first sparyed on the plants. In one bigha of land about three to four pumps of this solution is to be sprayed, According to Mohanbhai, in one week, the effect of this solution on the plants can be seen and the grains can also be seen to be bigger.The farmer is using this method without any side-effects for the past four years. (Ref: The Kaliya disease in Jeera (cuminum cyminum),Loksarvani - year 3, vol 6, page 4 and year 2, vol 6 page 4)

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Mohanbhai Shamalbhai Khant
District	Jamnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Air force Road, Junagadh Agricultural University, Jamnagar-361006
Address	MU Vasantpur Jamjodhpur Jamnagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	360530

PAS 1	"Fly ash, being a good soil ameliorant & source of secondary plant nutrients as well as micronutrients, can significantly improve physio-chemical properties (like B.D., W.H.C., pH, CEC, free lime etc.)." http://coal-ash.co.il/sadna14/Kumar_FlyAshUse.pdf
PAS 2	"Farmers in Rajasthan practices the application of biodynamic preparations and organic manures to increase the production of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)" http://www.isss.ind.in/pdf/journalVolume1/paper-2Dr.S.K.sharma.pdf
PAS 3	"The grain yield was significantly improved with the interventions given in demonstrations as compared to farmers’ existing practices." http://krishi.icar.gov.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/19405/1/IJSS%20Glal.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia(2.4), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains & Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra Zone, South Saurashtra Zone (GJ-6, GJ-7)
Practice ID	DTP0010000002776
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/360
Reference	lok (5) 1, Jan-Feb-2000, Pg No. 7 & Bhavnagar-98/4
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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