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There is high demand for sour buttermilk in Bairapur town of Karnataka. Farmers soak sunflower seeds in sour buttermilk ovrenight and dry, prior to sowing. It is believed that sour buttermilk helps to increase the growth of the plant and the size of sunflowers. The larger the size of the flowers is, the greater will be the harvest of seeds per plant.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Documented by Hittalagida: Kannada version of Honey Bee
Agro-Ecological Zone: Ahmed,R. and Jabbenn N.(2009).Demonstration of growth improvement in sunflower (Helianthus annuus l.). By the use of organic fertilizers under saline conditions.Pak. J. Bot., 41(3): 1373-1384, 2009. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/220043272_Demonstration_of_growth_improvement_in_Sunflower_Helianthus_annus_by_the_use_of_organic_fertilizers_under_saline_conditions
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State: Karnataka
PIN Code 560063

Crop: Sunflower
Crop Family: Asteraceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Helianthus annus)
Crop Vernacular Name: suryamukhi
Ingredients: Sour buttermilk.

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