Detail:

required quantity of poultry dropping is mixed thoroughly with soil in a plastic bag used for raising saplings. Then seeds are planted in this mixture. He calculates that 150 seeds of "dudhi" are required for one bigha (0.24 ha) land. Similarly, for karela 500 seeds are required per bigha. According to the innovator, the practice of using poultry droppings makes farming easier and simpler. Other fertilizers are not required. Besides, a higher crop yield is achieved.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Piyushbhai Natavarlal Patel
Agro-Ecological Zone: Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco- Region (5.3)
Address: Mu. Ingrola, Babra, Amreli
District: Amreli
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 365620

Crop: dudhi and karela
Crop Family: Cucurbitaceae and Cucurbitaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Lagenaria siceraria) and (Momordica charnita)
Crop Vernacular Name: dudhi and karela
Formulation: He calculates that 150 seeds of dudhi; are required for one bigha (0.24 ha) land. Similarly, for karela; 500 seeds are required per bigha.
Ingredients: poultry droppings

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PAS 1:

"Integrated nutrient management (INM) practices influenced vegetative growth and flowering of rainy season bottle gourd" -
https://www.thepharmajournal.com/archives/2018/vol7issue7/PartJ/7-7-87-400.pdf

PAS 2:

"Impact of Different Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Sustainable Production of Bottle Gourd" -
http://www.ijpab.com/form/2017%20Volume%205,%20issue%202/IJPAB-2017-5-2-1089-1094.pdf