Name : Mr. V. K. Jayaveeran
District & State : Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Category : Utility
Award : Consolation
Award Function : 1st National Grassroots Innovation Awards
Award Year : 2001
Innovation Description
Jayaveeran, 45 years used to run a grocery shop till 1992. He has studied upto the 10th standard. He took to full time farming after 1992, though he had been conducting meeting of farmers’ discussion forum under Krishi Vigyan Kendra since 1982. He got the best convenor award for organising a very active discussion forum in 1985. He has 7.5 acre land and grows brinjal, tomato, paddy, chilli etc. He is known for his production skills.
Prosopis Juliflora Against Discoloration:
Juice is extracted from the leaves of Prosopis juliflora and diluted with water and sprayed in chili (capsicum spp) fields two months after planting. For spraying one acre, three litre of leaf extract is required. When ‘bhendi’ (abelmorchuosesculentus) pods are discolored (light yellow or white) the same extract is sprayed on the field.
http://nif.org.in/innovation/Prosopis_-Juliflora_-against_discolouration/144