Detail:

Treat the seeds of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) by the sulphur suspension. Prepare the suspension in the cow's urine instead of water. Farmers from the Kalasar village in the Surendranagar taluka in the Surendranagar district in Gujarat treat seeds of the sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) by the sulphur suspension to protect the crop against the smut disease. Seeds of the sorghum are treated by the sulphur suspension. The suspension is prepared in the cow's urine instead of water.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Documented by Narsinhbhai S Sakaria
Agro-Ecological Zone: North West Zone (GJ-5), North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
Address: Kalasar, Surendranagar
District: Surendranagar
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 363520

Crop: Sorghum
Crop Family: Poaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Sorghum spp.)
Crop Vernacular Name: Jawar, Chara, Yanwal, Juvaar
Ingredients: Castor oil

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PAS 1:

"Locally available empty tins can be painted yellow and coated with grease/ Vaseline/castor oil on outer surface may also be used as yellow sticky trap. Count the number of aphids on the traps daily and take the appropriate decision regarding management p