Management of postharvest rot in elephant foot yam
Research Type
AICRP Trials
Experiment Background
Elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson is popularly known as suran. It is used for making vegetables, pickles and for ayurvedic purpose. The wild species of elephant foot yam are highly acrid which creates irritation in throat due to presence of calcium oxalate crystals in the corms. In elephant foot yam, the maximum cultivated area is occupied by local variety in Gujarat but Gajendra, a local selection from Kovvur area of Andhra Pradesh, is popular throughout the country including south Gujarat.
EFYs are subjected to several forms of post harvest losses during harvesting and subsequent handling during transportation and in market. There are several microbial infection and insect pest attack during storage and it creates a huge loss of EFY corms.
Therefore to manage the storage rot in elephant foot yam corms, above experiment has been framed up to find out the best treatment useful for preventing the storage rot.
Experiment Group
Horticulture
Unit Type
(02)EDUCATION UNIT
Unit
(13)ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE (NAVSARI)
Department
(213)Vegetable Science,ACHF, Navsari
BudgetHead
(329/02006/03)329/27/REG/03103
Objective
To find out suitable treatment useful for preventing the storage rot in elephant foot yam corms.
Season
Rabi
Location Unit Type
(02)EDUCATION UNIT
Location Unit
(13)ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE (NAVSARI)
Location Department
(213)Vegetable Science,ACHF, Navsari
Plot No
In Storage house
PI Name
(NAU-EMP-2019-000918)HIMANI BIHARILAL PATEL
PI Email
hbpguj@nau.in
PI Mobile
7016379078
Year of Approval
2021
Commencement Year
2022
Completion Year
2024
Design of Experiment
CRD
Crop Spacing (cm x cm)
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Gross Plot (m x m)
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Net Plot (m x m)
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Total Experiment Area (m2)
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Plot History Last Three Year
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Initial Soil Sample Analysis Report
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Layout Plan
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Treatment
1. Cow dung slurry
2. Trichoderma (@5g/kg of corm) in cow dung slurry