Practice Name:

Water Conservation

Details

Category Agriculture,Water Management,Water harvesting conservation,Innovation
Scout HBN
Details Of Innovation In 1990, A I Nadakattin realised the need for harvesting rainwater for effective use of water resources, control of soil erosion, retention of soil moisture, raising of the water table etc. He dug six farm ponds in his 16 acre land. In the meanwhile, he also dug a few borewells. Of the 11 borewells, initially only two bore some water (0.5 inches). Over a short period of two years, the two borewells which were bearing some water started to give out more water (2 inches). The water-level had obviously increased due to the water ponds and to deep-rooted tamarind trees. He anticipates a further rise in the water table because of the water ponds. He has also taken up pisciculture and is using his ponds for rearing fish of various kinds. He says that his family can now afford to have food with a high nutrition value.
Innovator / Knowledge Provider A. I. Nadakattin
District Dharwad
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dharwad -580 005
Address Dharwad, Karnataka
Languages Spoken Kannada
Vocation Farming
State Karnataka
PIN Code 580001
PAS 1 "In order to minimize the postharvest losses and extend shelf life in Mango, postharvest treatments are given to the fruit after harvest. Among the postharvest treatments, hot water treatment is the one and should be applied at the beginning of the packing or packing process for improved quality and shelf life of mango. Mango anthracnose, a major postharvest disease, induces huge losses in mangoes and threatens mango export and consumption. [Obsa Neme Angasu, Olyad Gudissa Dessalgne and Tigist Nardos Tadesse, 2014. Effect of Hot Water Treatment on Quality and Incidence of Postharvest Disease of Mango (Mangifera indicia L.) Fruits. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 13: 87-92." https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=ajps.2014.87.92
PAS 2 "Hot Water Rinsing and Brushing is commercially applied to several fruits and vegetables in order to reduce decay development and maintain fruit quality after subsequent prolonged storage and shelf-life (Fallik, 2010). This technology cleans and disinfects the freshly harvested produce at a relatively high temperature of 45-62°C, with the produce passing over revolving brushes for a very short time of 15-25 s (Fallik, 2010)"
PAS 3 Hot water treated fruits showed less disease incidence and weight loss compared to control (non-treated) fruits. In addition to that, hot water treatment help to improve the quality of mango fruits. The quality parameter such as pH and TA showed a significant difference among the treatment during the storage period. pH and TA of control treatments were found to be lower than in treated fruits. On the other hand, the effect of hot water treatment on the TSS was found to be non-significant difference among the treatments during storage period. Even, if there is no significant difference observation among the treatments in TSS, hot water treated mangoes had higher TSS than the control mangoes. [Obsa Neme Angasu, Olyad Gudissa Dessalgne and Tigist Nardos Tadesse, 2014. Effect of Hot Water Treatment on Quality and Incidence of Postharvest Disease of Mango (Mangifera indicia L.) Fruits. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 13: 87-92.] https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=ajps.2014.87.92
PAS 4 "Eco-friendly hot water treatment reduces postharvest decay and elicits defence response in kiwifruit" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26002370/
Agro Ecological Zone North Sahyadris and Western Karnataka Plateau , hot dry sub humid ecosubregion (6.4),Southern Plateau and Hills Region ( X ),Northern Transitional Zone ( KA-8) ,Dharwad , Belgaum, Haveri and Gadag
Other Community Practices "Irradiation : Growing public demand for chemical residue-free fruit is leading to increased development of alternative technologies, such as heat and irradiation. Gamma (γ) irradiation kills microorganisms and insects by damaging their DNA, but does not alter the nutritional value of food (Ferrier, 2010) and can even be used to extend the shelf life of fresh produce (Farkas et al., 2014)." https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323347747_Post-harvest_storage_management_of_mango_fruit)
Practice ID KNW0020000000121
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/921
Reference HBN database
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