Practice Name:

Shutting Smut in Sorghum

Details

Category	Crop Protection and Disease Management
Crop	Sorghum
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Sorghum vulgare)
Vernacular Name	Fodder sorghum, jowar, jola, juar, or cholam
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	bishop weeds (Carum copticum)
Details Of Innovation	If smut disease occurs in the sorghum (Sorghum Vulgare) crop, Vallabhbhai Patel suggests planting seeds of Bishop weeds (Carum copticum) along with the seeds of broom corn. This prevents smut disease in the crop of sorghum. He learned of this technique from his elders.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Vallabhbhai Ranchhodbhai Patel
District	Amreli
KVK District	Krishi Vgyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Keria Road, Amreli-365 611
Address	Game Pipliya Babra Amreli Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	365421

PAS 1	"Best practices for sorghum cultivation and importance of value-addition."https://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/8760/1/Text%20book%20MTC%202016%20mannual.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco- Region (5.3) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) ,Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6) South Saurashtra (GJ-7)
Practice ID	DTP0010000000269
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/669
Reference	Amreli- 99/4
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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