Practice Name:

Storage of Wheat

Details

Category	Crop Protection,Storage of Crops,Grains
Crop	wheat
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Triticum aestivum)
Vernacular Name	Gehun
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	dry chilli ( Capsicum annum), chilli stalks, ash, dung and neem (Azadirachta indica ) leaves
Details Of Innovation	Manjulaben Kabotra is a farmer from Viramgam taluka of Ahmedabad district in Gujarat. She suggests a way to store wheat. Kabotara makes a heap of wheat. She mixes dry chilli (Capsicum annum), chilli stalks, ash, dung and neem (Azadirachta indica ) leaves with the wheat to be stored. This wheat does not spoil for a long time. She learnt this method from her father.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Manjulaben Kabotra
District	Ahmedabad
KVK District	KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address	Viramgam taluka of Ahmedabad district in Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	382150

PAS 1	"Neem acts as a fungicide." http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/org_farm/orgfarm_green_manure_neem.html
PAS 2	"Using organic pest control methods can free the crops from the harmful effects of the chemical pesticides." http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/crop_protection/crop_prot_crop_insectpest%20_sugarcane_9.html
PAS 3	https://www.nap.edu/read/1924/chapter/6
PAS 4	http://projects.nri.org/options/background/plants-database/azadiracta-indica
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	"Pest Management Strategies in Traditional Agriculture: An African Perspective" https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev.ento.45.1.631#_i11
Practice ID	DTP0010000000022
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/897
Reference	HBN database
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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