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| Name |
Umedbhai Keshubhai Patel |
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Mehsana |
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| Title |
Small plots yield more! |
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| Details |
Shri Umedbhai Patel altered the carrot planting method for increasing yield. Generally, in north Gujarat, the size of the plots is large (20'-30' x 6-8'). Umedbhai says that root crops like carrot require soft and loose soil. And large plots retain larger quantity of water that compacts and hardens the soil.
So he experimented with deep tillage in small plots (10' x 3') in his field based on its slope and ensured that soil did not harden due to irrigation. Also, the greater number of bunds thus created in the field, made the soil soft and conducive to root growth. Small plots also helped in reducing the requirement of irrigation water.
Umedbhai’s production went up from 2500 to 3000 kg/ha to 3500 to 4000 kg/ha because of this practice. The quality of carrots also improved with increase in girth and length. |
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee, 8(4):16, 1997 |
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| Sout |
Chimanbhai Hirabhai Parmar |
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| Call Number |
8419 |
