RAVI-DIWELANI VAIGYANIK KHETI PADDHATI T/C:-26/10/2022
Castor is commonly grown during kharif season in Gujarat, however the crop is cultivated during late khairf or rabi season in south Gujarat. Due to heavy rainfall and heavy black soil having poor drainage capacity of south Gujarat, castor cultivation in kharif season is not feasible. Therefore, farmers prefer late kharif or rabi season for castor cultivation. Paddy-paddy or paddy-sugarcane are the most dominant cropping system of south Gujarat and under this cropping system both the crops are nutrients and water exhaustive because of that soil health is badly affected and soil productivity is now declining . Therefore diversification in cropping system is necessary to sustain the productivity of soil and rather than mono cot type, deep rooted crop will be suitable in such situation to break the hard pan.
