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Tackling the problem of excessive moisture in cumin through a judicious irrigation method.DevshibhaiHathijibhaiThakor from the Mehsana district in Gujarat has found a method to tackle the problem of excessive moisture in cumin. Farmers generally believe that excessive moisture leads to various kinds of diseases in cumin. Thakor irrigates his field judiciously to prevent the cumin crop from being infected with the kaliyo disease. Thakor makes his plots small so that not much water is collected in the fields. He irrigates the field lightly right after sowing. The next irrigation is given after a gap of seven to eight days. And a third and final irrigation is given at the pre-flowering stage. Later, the irrigation is totally stopped. Last year many farmers of his area, who irrigated their crop four or more than four times, suffered due to the infestation of kaliyodisease in their crop. But Thakor‟s field remained unaffected. Thakor also keeps his crop free from dew by using a special technique. Everyday, in the early morning hours, two persons holding a cotton or a coir rope between them, walk through the plants so that the rope gently touches the plants and the dew drops are knocked off.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: ThakorDevshibhaiHathjibhai
Agro-Ecological Zone: Northern Plain (and Central Highlands) In (4.2)
Address:
District: Mehsana
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 384001

Crop: Cumin
Crop Family: Asteraceae
Crop Scientific Name: ( Cuminum cyminum_
Crop Vernacular Name: Jiru
Ingredients: A cotton or a coir rope

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PAS 1:

"Eco-friendly approaches for the management of diseases and pest in cumin." K.S. Shekhawat, A.C. Shivran, D. Singh, G. K. Mittal.(2016). Eco-friendly approaches for the management of diseases and pest in cumin. International J. Seed Spices 6(2), July 2016:84-87.
http://isss.ind.in/pdf/2016/v2/15.pdf