Practice Name:

Storage of Mahua Flowers

Details

Category	Crop Production
Crop	Mahua
Crop Family	Sapotaceae
Scientific Name	Madhuca longifolia
Vernacular Name	mahuda
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	leaves of bastard teak (Butea monosperma), basket
Details Of Innovation	The inside of basket meant for storing mahua (Madhuca indica) flowers is covered with two layers of bastard teak (Butea monosperma) leaves. Thereafter, the basket is filled with mahua flowers. Leaves of bastard teak are again spread on top of the flowers. After covering in this way, the basket is packed. Three to four kilogram leaves are required for proper storing of 20 kilogram of flowers. This helps in the proper storage of mahua flowers. This is traditional practice learnt from forefathers.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Shardaben Ganpatbhai Bhabhor
District	Dahod
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Dahod
Address	Mu. Kolina Puvala Devagadh Bariya Dahod Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	389380

PAS 1	"Storage stability of ready-to-serve beverage from mahua (Madhuca indica) flowers" - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290566389_Storage_stability_of_ready-to-serve_beverage_from_mahua_Madhuca_indica_flowers
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	DTP0010000002867
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/375
Reference	Bharuch/98/2
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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