Practice Name:

Increasing Yield in Onion and Garlic

Category	Crop Production
Crop	Onion, garlic
Crop Family	Amaryllidaceae
Scientific Name	(Allium cepa) , (Allium sativum)
Vernacular Name	Onion, kanda, piyaz, Garlic, Lashun
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	sun hemp (Crotalaria juncea) and toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica)
Details Of Innovation	Leaves of sun hemp (Crotalaria juncea) and toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica) are added in the soil before planting onion and garlic crops. For this practice, approximately, two tractor loads of sun hemp and toothbrush leaves are enough for one acre of land. This practice increases crops yield. The knowledge has been passed down generations.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Dadubha Takhatsang Solanki
District	Ahmedabad
KVK District	KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address	At Po. Udhroj Mandal Ahmedabad Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	382120

PAS 1	"SUNN HEMP: FORAGE AND SOIL-BUILDING SUPERHERO".https://www.ecofarmingdaily.com/grow-crops/grow-grasses-forage/sunn-hemp-soil-building-superhero-forage-potential/
PAS 2	"Effect of Sunhemp Green Manuring and Intercropping on Soil Properties."https://www.ijcmas.com/7-12-2018/Divya%20Bhayal,%20et%20al.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western plain, kachchh and part of kathiawar peninsula, hot arid eco-region (2.3), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Coastal Plains and Hills (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Bhal and Coastal area (GJ-8) 14.26% North Gujarat ( GJ-4) 19.87% North west zone (GJ-5) 36.38 North Saurashtra (GJ-6) 29.49
Other Community Practices	"Green Manuring: Increasing Fertility and soil Productivity.http://www.kiran.nic.in/pdf/farmers_corner/pamphlets/Green_Manuring-An_option_to_increase_Soil_Fertility_and_Crop_Productivity.pdf
Practice ID	DTP0010000000215
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/667
Reference	Ahmedabad- 94/10
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY