Components of Subhash Palekar Krushi
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There are four primary Subhash Palekar Krushi components and models :
- Bijamrita : As native cow species are more adapted to our region’s climatic circumstances and easier for small and marginal farmers to maintain, the seeds are treated with formulations made using their dung and urine. While neem leaves and pulp, tobacco, as well as green chili extracts are used to manage insects and pests, bijamrita is utilized to treat seeds.
Benefits : Fungal and other seed- and soil-borne infections may impact the seeds sowed in the field. The seeds are shielded against illnesses by the “Bijamrita” seed treatment.
- Acchadana/Mulching : The process of mulching involves adding cover crops, Natural debris, or agricultural residue to the topsoil.
Benefits : Decomposing the materials used for mulching results in humus, which not only improves soil,
Nutritional status but also conserves topsoil, boosts soil water retention, reduces evaporation loss, and
promotes soil fauna. It also inhibits weed growth.
- Jiwamrita/Jeevamrutha : A natural resource utilized to restore the fertility and nutritional value of soil is cow dung. A grime of cow dung may contain 300–500 billion helpful microorganisms. These bacteria help decompose the soil’s biomass and transform it into readily usable nutrients for crops. Cow dung and cow urine are used to make Jiwamrita. It is a component of the plants’ diet. It is a fermented microbial culture made from uncontaminated soil, jaggery, cow dung, urine, and pulse flour. When applied to soil, this fermented microbial culture enriches the soil with nutrients and acts as a catalyst to encourage the activity of earthworms and microorganisms. For each hectare of land, 500 litres of jeevamrutha should be applied twice a month; following three years, the system might become self-sustaining. A single native cow is adequate 30 acres of land.
Benefits : By promoting soil microbial activity, this culture improves the availability of nutrients to plants, shields crops from soil diseases, and raises the carbon content of the soil.
- Waaphasa/Moisture (Soil Aeration) : For plants to grow and thrive, the soil must have adequate aeration.
Benefits : Applying Jiwamrita and mulching promotes soil aeration, humus content, availability of water, water retention capacity, and soil structure, all of which are essential for crop growth, particularly during dry spells.
Natural Pesticides in Subhash Palekar Krushi (SPK)
To overcome the ill effects of chemical based farming as well as Organic farming, introduction of Subhash Palekar Krushi – a concept suggested by Padmashri Subhash Palekar, is a viable and sustainable option. As per concept, all essential as well as micronutrients required by the crop/plants are present in soil but are in unavailable form. Plant use nutrients from soil through mineralization and billions of microorganisms are available in soil for this job. But continuous use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has reduced population of these useful microbes and need to be rejuvenated. Cow dung and urine of domestic Indian cows is good source of these microbes and its use has given promising results.
When you start to practice Subhash Palekar Krushi (SPK), Formerly Zero Budget Natural Faming and also known as SUBHASH PALEKAR NATURAL FARMING ( SPNF), if you commit some mistake while practicing, then it is possible that, 100% resistance power may not be created in the first year, then you have to spray some Natural bio pesticides, which are prepared in our farm or home, not to be purchased from market, as Neemastra, Bramchastra, Agniastra, Dashaparni Kashayam (Astra).
1) Neemastra (Neem missile) –
2) Bramhastra (Brmaha Missile) –
3) Agni Astra (Agni missile) –
4) Dashaparni Kashayam –
5) Sapta Dhanyankur Kashayam –
All diseases will be controlled by Jiwamrita spray only. No use of sour buttermilk for spray. Only Jiwamrita is enough.