Beejamrutam is used for seed treatment. Seed treatment is very important since a number of diseases make their footprint while germination. Seeds treated with Beejamrutam have more immunity & their germination probability also increases.
Materials required:
- Water (20 litres for 100 kg of seeds)
- Cow urine (250 ml for every litre of water)
- Cow dung (250 g for every litre of water)
- Chuna (2.5 g per litre of water)
- Handful of soil from farm dykes, farm bunds, ensure that there is no stones.
Procedure (as suggested by Shri Subhash Palekar):
Step 1:
Mix all the ingredients in a plastic or cement tank. Ensure that there is no lumps of cow dung. Use wooden stick for mixing the ingredients. The stick should be moved clockwise while mixing so that positive energy is circulated in the mixture.
Step 2:
Cover the tank with gunny bag or poly net. Tank should be in shade and ensure the tank is not exposed to direct sunlight or rain water.
Step 3:
Next morning Beejamrutam is ready and can be used for seed treatment.
Preparation Time:
12-24 hours
Shelf life:
Use this for beej shanskar within 48 hours. Although this can be kept upto 7 days.
Usage:
For 100 kg seeds, use 20 litres of water for preparing Beejamrutam.
Spread seeds on a plastic on the floor. Sprinkle Beejamrutam on the seeds. Move seeds up-down and ensure that all the seeds are covered with the Beejamrutam.
Spread seeds on a plastic on the floor. Sprinkle Beejamrutam on the seeds. Move seeds up-down and ensure that all the seeds are covered with the Beejamrutam.
Care should be taken with the dicot seeds like the pulses (tur, urad, cowpea, etc.) They are delicate and hence do not rub them. Move your hands very delicately while moving the seeds up-down.
Do not use this treatment for soyabean & groundnut seeds since they have a very thin coating over the seeds and the coating may get damaged when it gets wet. For these seeds mix 10 percent Ghana Jeevamrutam and sow them.
After Beejamrutam treatment let the seeds dry and then sow them.
While transplanting nursery plants, dip the roots in Beejamurtam solution and then transplant them in the fields.
For plants that are cultivated by cuttings like drumstick, vanila, giloy, etc or stems like sugarcane or rhizomes like banana, turmeric, etc, put the planting material in a wooden basket and dip the basket in Beejamrutam. Use the treated material for sowing in the farm.
Seed Balls:
After the seed treatment is done, mix the seeds with soil & ghana jeevamrutam mixture and make seed balls. The see balls can then be broadcasted in the fields.
