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Hard bricks: soft soil, reduce toil |
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Farmers use various methods to ensure that their groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) plants give maximum output and the roots do not break during plucking. Shri Ghanshyambhai from Motakantharia village of the Amreli district of Saurashtra uses brick powder for his groundnut crop.
The farmer collects brick powder and clay powder from brick makers and potters. He adds this powder (100 to 150 kilogramme per acre of land) to the soil before planting groundnut. He recommends putting brick powder between the rows of groundnut plants, if sowing is already done. Shri Ghanshyambhai has been using this method for last 30 years. The plant gives more pods and they do not break during plucking.
Shri Parsingbhai Mathurbhai Baria from Ankli village of the Dahod district adds brick powder to soil to protect bavta or Nagli (Eleusine coracana) from the kohiwara disease. It ensures that the plants grow well. Other farmers in the area also practice this method. |
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee, 14(3): 6, 2003 |
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