| Category | Crop Production |
| Crop | Bottle gourd |
| Crop Family | Cucurbitaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Lagenaria siceraria) |
| Vernacular Name | Dudhi, lauki |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | hing (asafoetida) powder |
| Details Of Innovation | The lower regions of the vine of bottlegourd tends to rot. A spoonful of hing (asafoetida) is applied to the affected region and a fine-cloth bandage is tied around it. This treatment has been in practiced for a long time and is mostly used in homestead gardens and shows favourable results in a week. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Patel Mohanbhai Shamjibhai |
| District | jamnagar |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Air force Road, Junagadh Agricultural University, Jamnagar-361006 |
| Address | Jamnagar,gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 361001 |
| PAS 1 | "Eco-friendly Approaches for Sustainable Management of Vegetable Pests."https://www.iivr.org.in/sites/default/files/Technical%20Bulletins/3.%20Eco-friendly%20Approaches%20for%20Sustainable%20Management%20of%20Vegetable%20Pest.pdf |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia(2.4), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains & Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra Zone, South Saurashtra Zone (GJ-6, GJ-7) |
| Practice ID | KNW0020000000449 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/802 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Pest Scientific Names | asfoietida (hing) |
| Technology Transfer Terms | DIY |
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