Detail:

Cultivable land rendered useless due to salinity ingress can be reclaimed successfully by sowing Barnyard millet (Echinochloa frumentacea) as experienced by Zala. While being resistant to salinity, the grass also reduces salinity and makes the land fit cultivating other crops. Scatter the grass seeds uniformly after the first monsoon showers are received. Approximately ten kilograms of seeds will suffice for one bigha(0.24 hectare) of wasteland. The grass is not eaten by cattle and can be harvested after ripening and drying in four to six months. Bundle the harvested straw, which can be used to line thatched roofs. It can also be buried at the edges of the field to soak excess water and become a compost to improve soil fertility.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Himmatsingh Mulsingh Zala
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

Ingredients: Barnyard millet (Echinochloa frumentacea) seeds.

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https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1101&context=yale_fes_bulletin#page=14