Detail:

Zaverbhai Baraiya of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat uses hing(asfoetida) to prevent flower dropping in gourd crops. In Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, farmer Zaverbhai Baraiya faces a severe problem in the form of flower dropping in ridge gourd, bottle gourd, and pine gourd crops. In order to prevent this, Zaverbhai powders 25 gm of hing (asafoetida) and dissolves it in a litre of water. He sprays this solution on the crop, which prevents the dropping of flowers in the gourd crops. 25 gm of hing (Asafoetida) is powdered and dissolved in a litre of water. The solution is sprayed on the gourd crops.Caution Zaverbhais innovation for the protection of his gourd crops from flower-dropping, which involved spraying a natural solution of powdered hing(asafoetida) dissolved in water, on the ear head of the crop, a cheap and simple remedy, ensured that the problem did not recur

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Zaverbhai Raghubhai Baraiya
Agro-Ecological Zone: Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1)
Address: Bhavnagar
District: Ahmedabad
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 364001

Crop: Gourd
Crop Family: Cucurbitaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Lagenaria siceraria )
Crop Vernacular Name: Dudhi
Formulation: 25 gm of hing(Asafoetida) is powdered and dissolved in a litre of water.
Ingredients: Hing (asafoetida); water

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PAS 1:

https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/yardandgarden/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/HO-8.pdf