Name : Mr. Prabhakarbhai Chaudhary
District & State : -1, Gujarat
Category : Agricultural (General)
Award : Appreciation
Award Function : 1st National Grassroots Innovation Awards
Award Year : 2001
Innovation Description
Mr. Chaudhary, 35 years, has studied upto the 6th standard. He hails from a middle class family and his source of income is farming and animal husbandry. Flower droppingis a serious disease of lemon causing a severe loss. His method is found to be very effective against this disease.
Control Of Flower Falling In Lemon Plant:
To solve the problem of flower falling in lemon, a pit was dug around the stem of lemon and mango tree and in that pit the undigested waste from dead goat’s stomach was filled and covered with soil. This solves the problem of flower falling in lemon and mango trees.
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