Grassroot Innovations

Eco friendly cow dung pot for nursery (grassroots green technology )

Details:

In nurseries, conventionally plastic bags are used to grow the plant saplings. There are many disadvantages associated with the plastic bags like not being bio-degradable, having nil porosity, and hence not being eco friendly. Moreover, after germination, the bag has to be torn off to facilitate root growth and in case the bag is not torn properly the plant gets damaged.

Innovator: Shri Gopalbhai Surtia

Area: Engineering Sciences

Contact Address: Vadodara

State: Gujarat

Funding agency: Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India

National Mission: Swachh Bharat

Implementing institute: Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN), India

Benefits

The pot is bio-degradable and fertile and the manufacturing process does not cause pollution.Water absorption rate by the pot is very slow and therefore prevents leaching of nutrients. The growth of the plant is faster in cow dung pot than the other/normal pots. This can be also used for sowing costly seeds directly in the field to get maximum germination and growth of the plants/saplings.

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