Panchagavya as Soil Conditioner: Ancient Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Agriculture

Kumar, Arun and Nawabpet, Prudhvi and Raju, Guntimadugu Sanhthosh Kumar (2022) Panchagavya as Soil Conditioner: Ancient Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Agriculture. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 44 (11). pp. 181-186. ISSN 2457-0591

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Abstract

Panchagavya is an ancient traditional agricultural knowledge in Indian farming, where farmers were used in crops from decades, It is completely cow based products combination of five ingredients majorly Cow's dung, urine, milk, ghee and curd, instead of these other ingredients like jaggery, coconut water, ripped bananas were also used to boosting its role. In agriculture, Panchagavya acts as a soil health improver by providing nutrients to plants that it has the abundant quantity of growth promoting hormones, macro and micro nutrients, helpful microorganism that are mutually cooperated with the plant roots and soil in Rhizosphere zone that may helpful in conversion of organic form of nutrients to inorganic form where plants can easily uptake them and results better plants immune system and effective control of various diseases in plants.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Panchagavya; cow dung; soil health; growth.
Subjects: Euro Archives > Agricultural and Food Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 04 Nov 2022 03:52
Last Modified: 30 Dec 2023 13:05
URI: http://publish7promo.com/id/eprint/51

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