| Category | Crop Protection |
| Crop | Cotton |
| Crop Family | Malvaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Gossypium spp.) |
| Vernacular Name | Kapas |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), water |
| Details Of Innovation | Boil 500 g of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) in 5 L of water for some time. The spray depends upon the intensity of infestation of bollworm from plant to plant in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) crop. This controls the bollworm infestation completely in the cotton crop. The method has been in use from last four years. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Rameshbhai Dharmashibhai Malkiya |
| District | Surendranagar |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520 |
| Address | Surendranagar ,Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 363520 |
| PAS 1 | "Insect pest management in cotton."https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/agriculture/plants/crops-pastures/broadacre-field-crops/insect-pest-management-specific-crops/insect-pest-management-cotton |
| PAS 2 | "Cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera: control by Biorational insecticides."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312588398_Cotton_bollworm_Helicoverpa_armigera_control_by_Biorational_insecticides |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia ( 2.4, 2.3), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North West Zone (GJ-5) North Saurashtra (GJ-6) |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000003908 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/1072 |
| Reference | Surendranagar-2001/7 |
| Pest Scientific Names | (Helicoverpa armigera) |
| Technology Transfer Terms | DIY |
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