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| Name |
V R Iyyappan |
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| Address |
Reddiapatti village |
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| State |
Tamil Nadu |
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| Country |
India |
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| Category |
Seed treatment |
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| Title |
Seed treatment methods |
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| Details |
(a) Paddy: A gunny bag filled with paddy seeds is kept immersed in a water trough for 12 hours Then the seed bag is immersed in diluted biogas slurry for another 12 hours. This increases the resistance of seedlings to pests and diseases.
(b) Maize : Seeds are soaked in cow urine for 12 hours before sowing.
(c) Banana: The suckers are kept in hot water for a few minutes before planting.
(d) Chilli: Seeds are immersed in biogas slurry for half an hour. This promotes vigorous growth and increases disease resistance in seedlings.
(e) Cotton: Seeds are mixed with a solution containing cow dung slurry and diluted lime before sowing. |
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee 8(2): 7, 1997 |
