Practice Name:

Protection From White Ants

Category	Crop Pest & Disease Management
Crop	Sugarcane
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Saccharum officinarum)
Vernacular Name	Shardi
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Khus-khus (Vetiveria zizanioides) korphad (Euphorbia tirucalli) and mandar (Calotropis gigantea).
Details Of Innovation	To protect plants from attack by white ants, khus-khus (Vetiveria zizanioides), korphad (Euphorbiatirucalli) and mandar (Calotropis gigantea) should be planted at intervals in the field or on the border of the field. When white ants attack the sugarcane crop, common salt can be tied in a piece of cloth and kept in the irrigation channel.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Mahajan
Address	Maharashtra
Languages Spoken	Marathi/Hindi
Vocation	Farming
State	Maharashtra

PAS 1	"Effect of some organic amendaments on termite infestation" in wheat https://www.researchgate.net/publication/291435792_Effect_of_some_organic_amendaments_on_termite_infestation_in_wheat
PAS 2	"Castor oil is used for termite control" - http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/40087/3/IJTK%2016%282%29%20333-340.pdf
Practice ID	KNW0020000000494
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/118
Reference	HBN database
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY