Practice Name:

Storing Raddish

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Category	Agriculture,Crop Management,Storage of Produce (main or by Produce),Global Innovation
Crop	Radish
Crop Family	Brassicaceae
Scientific Name	(Raphanus sativus)
Vernacular Name	Muli
Scout	HBN
Details Of Innovation	Raddish is the main vegetable grown in the cold regions of Bhutan. The Bhutanese people store raddish and use them during the lean seasons. It is very often used for curry and also for the ceremonial pujas and festivals. The method for its storage is very simple: Dig a pit (3"x4") in the ground. Sole the bottom. Put a layer of straw on all the sides . Cleaned raddish is then put into the pit. It is covered with soil. A bamboo mat is placed on top of the pit. Raddish can be stored for 4-5 months by this method.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Sonam Rinchen
District	South Andaman
KVK District	NRM Division, CIARI, Port Blair
Address	South Andaman, Andaman & Nicobar Island
Languages Spoken	Bengali/Hindi
Vocation	Farming
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
PIN Code	744101

PAS 1	"Studies on the economic threshold level of mustard aphid Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) on the radish seed crop in India." https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09670878909371346 )
PAS 2	"Chemical control of mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi on seed crop of radish." (https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/19820594670 )
Agro Ecological Zone	The Islands Region-XV,Port Blair
Practice ID	KNW0020000000182
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/931
Reference	HBN database
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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