Detail:

Elephant"s foot does not grow well in socky and sticky black soil areas. For that, farmer filled an earthen pot with paddy husk (Oryza sativa), farm yard manure and normal clay. As Elephant"s foot are allowed to grow in this earthen pots. Edible bulbous roots can be grown in such areas by this method to get an increase production of crop.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Abhesingh Kangabhai Bariya
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: Elephant Foot
Crop Family: Araceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius)
Crop Vernacular Name: Jimikand
Formulation: farmer filled an earthen pot with paddy husk (Oryza sativa), farm yard manure and normal clay. As Elephant"s foot are allowed to grow in this earthen pots.
Ingredients: farm yard manure, husk of paddy (Oryza sativa), pot, clay

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PAS 1:

“Higher yield,profit and soil quality from organic farming of elephant foot yam.”Agronomy for sustainable development -
http://vikalpsangam.org/static/media/uploads/Resources/ecological_agriculture_in_india_scientific__evidence.pdf