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K S Raghunath |
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Kottayam |
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Practice |
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Mala inchi well – A method of water conservation harvesting by planting wild ginger |
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| Abstract |
Farmers in Tripura plant turmeric around the well or trench to keep otters away. The strong smell of turmeric drives them away. See, Honey Bee, 10(4):5-6,1999 |
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Mala inchi well – A method of water conservation harvesting by planting wild ginger
K.S. Raghunath plants mala inchi (Zingiber wightianum Thw.) around the trench or well for conserving as well as harvesting water in it. Also, it reportedly helps in soil conservation. Earlier, he had experimented with plants such as adathoda, shoe flower, konna etc., but these did not serve the purpose. Sometimes due to vigorous growth of these plants, the soil around the well used to slide into it.
He says, planting mala inchi serves multiple purposes. Its strong smell repels animals and also when the well is dry, the harvested mala inchi could be sold in the market.
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| Volume No. |
Honeybee 21(2),13,2010 |
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| Call Number |
20215 |
