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Shankardan Prabhudan Gadhvi<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
Kheda<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
Gujarat<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
India<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
paddy Seed Treatment for Enhancing Germination<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
Farmers generally grow transplanted paddy crop though there are some who grow drilled paddy too. They give special treatment for 24 hours to enhance the germination. They spread the leaves of ‘piludi’ (Salvadora persica) at the bottom of a closely knit bamboo basket and fill it with the paddy seeds; water (about 10 to 12 litres) is poured slowly over the basket. It is then covered with leaves of the same tree and weights are put on the basket to keep the seed pressed. If it is felt necessary, a little water is sprinkled over the basket a couple of times. Sometimes, the leaves of ‘aval’ (Cassia spp) tree are used instead.The basket is kept undisturbed for about 24 hours after which the seeds are sown in nursery immediately. The farmers believe that the said treatment helps in the early and vigorous germination. This is a traditional practice in this region but very few people practice it now. Shankardan Gadhvi has used this practice consistently twice during last two years and found it effective. He has about four hectares of land. (A similar practice, with some variation, was reported from Tamil Nadu in HB Vol.4(2&3):11.)Salvadora persica and Cassia spp grow abundantly in common lands and on field boundaries. Salvadora persica is slow growing tree but has many small leaves. It bears small delicious fruits which, children eat with joy. It is also a salt resistant plant. ‘Aval’ is comparatively a small shrub which bears small leaves and yellow coloured flowers.<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
Honey Bee, 6(1):12, 1995<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
Raju V Patel and Ganpat M Solanki<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
6103<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
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