| Category | Soil Management |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Clay |
| Details Of Innovation | Farmers collect clods of clay from the pond in summer; transport them to their fields with bullock carts and incorporate them into farmland when preparing the land for farming. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Ambhavibhai Gokalbhai Dubariya |
| District | Kutch |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Vivekanand Research and Training Institute, Mundra, Kachchh |
| Address | Vill:Sai Tal: Rapar |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 370165 |
| PAS 1 | "Crop rotation is a traditional and practical way for managing agroecosystem biodiversity by enhancing soil health, repressing pests and disease outbreaks (Barbieri et al., 2019), and thus increasing yields. The value and efficiency of a crop rotation depends on several factors, including crop types used in rotation (Tiemann et al., 2015), rotating series and applied frequency of certain crops (Bainard et al., 2017b), rotating length (Bennett et al., 2012), agronomic history on farmland and soil characteristics (Li et al., 2019)." https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989420304790#bib128 |
| PAS 2 | "Certain crops are better in rotation than others, making it difficult to determine the best rotation sequence to maximize soil benefits (Gan et al., 2003). For example, crop rotation with grain legumes can increase productivity and protein content of wheat as the following crop, due to increased soil available N from biological fixation after legumes (Gan et al., 2003). Different chickpea genotypes (cultivars) or legume crops (such as pea and chickpea) in rotation can modify soil functional microbial communities and influence the productivity of pulse crops and the following wheat crop (Yang et al., 2013)." https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989420304790#bib128 |
| PAS 3 | "Changes in rotation length and frequency of the same crop in rotation over time can affect the incidence of root rot diseases and enhance soil health and crop yield stability (Vilich, 1993). [V. VilichCrop rotation with pure stands and mixtures of barley and wheat to control stem and root rot disease Crop Protect., 12 (1993), pp. 373-379]" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989420304790#bib128 |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia (2.2, 2.4) ,Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North West Zone (GJ-5) |
| Practice ID | KNW0020000000332 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/88 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Technology Transfer Terms | DIY |
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