Detail:

Babubhai Shivabhai Patel of Galiyadanti village in the Malpur taluka of Sabarkantha district in Gujarat sows two lines of maize after every four lines of groundnut in the Kharif season to conserve the moisture in the soil. Maize is harvested earlier since it matures early. The furrows made after harvesting maize are used to collect the rainwater. It is sprinkled on the adjoining four lines of the groundnut. Farmers also assume that this practice facilitates the harvesting of the groundnut. Harvesting and recycling is done in different ways according to the local situations.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Babubhai Shivabhai Patel
Agro-Ecological Zone: North Gujarat Agroclimatic zone (GJ-4)
Address: Galiyadanti, Malpur, Sabarkantha
District: Sabarkantha
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 383345

Crop: Maize and Groundnut
Crop Family: Grasses, Legumes
Crop Scientific Name: (Zea mays), (Arachis hypogaea)
Crop Vernacular Name: Maize - Makka, Makkai, Dodo, Corn, Groundnut - Magfali, Peanuts, Sing
Formulation: Sow two lines of maize after every four lines of groundnut in the Kharif season. Maize is harvested earlier since it matures early. Collect rainwater in the furrows made after harvesting maize. Sprinkle on the adjoining four lines of the groundnut

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PAS 1:

"Mixed cropping and interplanting - cultivating a combination of crops with different planting times and different length of growth periods." -
https://www.ctc-n.org/technologies/soil-moisture-conservation-techniques-0