Practice Name:

Caterpillars in Cotton

Details

Category	Crop Protection
Crop	Cotton
Crop Family	Malvaceae
Scientific Name	(Gossypium spp.)
Vernacular Name	Kapas
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	leaves of custard apple (Annona squmosa), tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) powder, chilli (Capsicum annuum) powder, garlic (Allium sativum), water
Details Of Innovation	Leaves of custard apple and tobacco powder have been used for years for controlling caterpillars in cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) crop. One kilogram of custard apple leaves and one kilogram of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) powder are mixed together and heated in 15 L of water, till the mixture reduces to 4 L. Then it is removed from the fire and mixed with 500 g of chilli powder and 500 g of garlic. Stir this concoction well and make it into a paste. Heat it again by adding one liter of water. Filter this through a cloth. About 150 g of this filtrate is added in 15 L of water and sprayed on the infested cotton crop. This is traditional practice learnt from forefathers.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Hanabhai Jerambhai Grambhadiya
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	363440

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	DTP0010000003958
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1074
Reference	Surendranagar/2001/4
Pest Group	Chewing Pest
Pest Scientific Names	(Helicoverpa armigera)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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