Practice Name:

Seed Treatment in Sorghum

Details

Category	Crop pest and disease management
Crop	Sorghum
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Sorghum vulgare)
Vernacular Name	Fodder sorghum, jowar, jola, juar, or cholam
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Fermented Buttermilk
Details Of Innovation	Bhikabhai Rabari treats the seeds of sorghum (Sorghum vulgare) with fermented buttermilk before sowing and puts these out to dry. The seeds are sown only after this treatment. Because of it, there are greater chances of healthy germination and resistance to diseases in sorghum. It also increases the yield. This is a traditional method.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Bhikhabhai Adurbhai Rabari
District	Surendranagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520
Address	At Ishwariya Sayala Surendranagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	363430

PAS 1	"Seed treatments for sustainable agriculture-A review."https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/158352855.pdf
PAS 2	"Effect of seed treatment practices in controlling of seed-borne fungi in sorghum."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268486352_Effect_of_seed_treatment_practices_in_controlling_of_seed-borne_fungi_in_sorghum
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia ( 2.4, 2.3), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North West Zone (GJ-5) North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
Practice ID	DTP0010000000552
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/476
Reference	Surendranagar- 96/6, Surendranagar-95/10
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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