| Category | Crop Production |
| Crop | Banana |
| Crop Family | Musaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Musa paradisica) |
| Vernacular Name | Kela |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Castor. |
| Details Of Innovation | The farmer, Mannjibhai Thakhershibhai informs that in 1 acre of banana crop, 13 to 15 lkiles of castor after it flowers.This improves the size & shine of bananas without damaging the crop. He has developed this method himself and has been using it for the past 6 to 7 years. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Manjibhai Thakarshibhai Patel |
| District | Bhavnagar |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Address | Bhavnagar ,Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 364150 |
| PAS 1 | "Banana Bunch Care and some proven procedures to maximize the Bunch size:."http://tcbanana.blogspot.com/2014/12/banana-bunch-care-bunch-development.html |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7) |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000000806 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/989 |
| Reference | Bhavnagar-97/2 |
| Technology Transfer Terms | DIY |
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