Enhancement Of The Cotton (Gossypium Herbaceum) Crop
About the Practice
Seeds of cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) are rubbed with black soil and planted. These seeds sprout much faster and output is improved.
About the Innovator
Agro-Ecological Zone: AEZ and AESR: South Kachchh and North Kathiawar Peninsula, hot arid (2.4) ACZ: Gujarat plains and hills region (XIII) ACZ (NARP): North Saurashtra Zone (AZ88)
Address: Alampura, Dasada
District: Surendranagar
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 382750
Practice Details
Crop: Cotton
Crop Family: Malvaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Gossypium herbaceum)
Crop Vernacular Name: Kapaas, rui
Formulation: Seeds of cotton (Gossypium herbaceum)
Ingredients: Black soil, seeds of cotton (Gossypium herbaceum)
PAS 1:
"Tillage Depth, Tillage Timing, And Cover Crop Effects On Cotton Yield, Soil Strength, And Tillage Energy Requirements"
https://pubag.nal.usda.gov/download/14353/PDF
"Applying a combination of both organic materials and effective microorganisms resulted in a 44% increase in Cotton yield over control."
http://blogg.bokashi.se/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/EM-NPK_-Pakistan.pdf
"Using forage turnip as a cover crop provided an increased cotton yield, and this practice can be recommended."
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-86212015000100075