| Category | Crop Production |
| Crop | Bottle gourd |
| Crop Family | Cucurbitaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Lagenaria siceraria) |
| Vernacular Name | Dudhi, lauki |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | asafoetida (Ferula foetida), |
| Details Of Innovation | Two-gram pieces of asafoetida (Ferula foetida) are buried surrounding the stem of a 1.5-month-old bottle gourd (Lagenaria leucantha) before irrigation. This practice gives high yield with quality. This traditional practice is learned from forefathers. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Mohanbhai Maganbhai Dalvadi |
| District | Bhavnagar |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Address | Batod Bhavnagar Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 364710 |
| PAS 1 | "Influence of growing direction on seed yield and quality in bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306209280_Influence_of_growing_direction_on_seed_yield_and_quality_in_bottle_gourd_Lagenaria_siceraria |
| PAS 2 | "Effect of Soil Amendments on Growth, Seed Yield and NPK Content of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) Grown in Clayey Soil."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283322624_Effect_of_Soil_Amendments_on_Growth_Seed_Yield_and_NPK_Content_of_Bottle_Gourd_Lagenaria_siceraria_Grown_in_Clayey_Soil |
| PAS 3 | "Effect of Plant Growth Regulators on Growth and Yield of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.)"https://www.ijcmas.com/8-7-2019/Komal%20Kumari,%20et%20al.pdf |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7) |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000000954 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/744 |
| Reference | Bhavanagar/2000/1 |
| Technology Transfer Terms | DIY |
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