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RavijibhaiJivanbhaiParmar of Kheda, Gujarat, suggests an innovation to improve the growth of bottle gourd and other vegetables. RavijibhaiJivanbhaiParmar of Kheda, Gujarat, allows the apical shoots of bottlle gourd to grow till they bear five or six flowers. After that he allows only the lateral branches to grow till they bear five or six flowers. He snips off the apical buds of the lateral branches and allows only the sub-lateral branches to grow. Farmers say that this practice improves the quality of vegetables. Parmar has been following this practice since one year after learning about it from HirjibhaiBhingradiya of Bhavanagar district in Gujarat. Allow the apical shoots of bottlle gourd to grow till they bear five or six flowers. After that allow only the lateral branches to grow till they bear five or six flowers. Snip off the apical buds of the lateral branches and allow only the sub-lateral branches to grow.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: RavjibhaijivanbhaiParmar
Agro-Ecological Zone: Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco-Region (5.2)
Address:
District: Kheda
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 387411

Crop: Bottle gourd
Crop Family: Cucurbitaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Lagenaria vulgaris)
Crop Vernacular Name: Dudhi

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PAS 1:

"Study on Flowering Characters of Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) by Training and Pinching "
https://www.ijcmas.com/6-11-2017/C.%20Ciba%20and%20M.%20Syamala3.pdf