Practice Name:

Termite Control In Sweet Melon

Category	Crop Pest & Disease Management
Crop	Cotton
Crop Family	Malvaceae
Scientific Name	(Gossypium spp.)
Vernacular Name	Kapas
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Mixture of tobacco powder, cow’s urine, buttermilk and neem leaves.
Details Of Innovation	A mixture of tobacco powder, cow’s urine, buttermilk and neem leaves are mixed to tackle termites. About 25 to 30 g of tobacco powder and a pinch of compost fertilizer are mixed with the seeds of each creeper. Twenty to twenty five days after sowing, a solution is made with one kg tobacco in 10 litre water, one litre cow’s urine, one kg neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves and one litre sour buttermilk and it is left undisturbed for two days. On the third day, this solution is filtered and sprayed over the creepers after adding twenty litres of water and some soap solution. A similar method can be used for cotton crop as well.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Vijay Shah
District	Kutch
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Vivekanand Research and Training Institute, Mundra, Kachchh
Address	Kutch , Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	370001

PAS 1	"Salt can be an effective and natural method to kill termites." https://killtermitesguide.com/how-to-kill-termites/
PAS 2	"Salt is a very effective termite killer according to the team at termite Phoenix." https://www.kykopestprevention.com/get-rid-termites-home
PAS 3	"Mixture of salt and ash in the ground is useful for protecting straws of Jowar and Bajra from termite." https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316284850_Indian_Indigenous_Traditional_Knowledge_ITK_on_termites_Eco-friendly_approaches_to_sustainable_management
PAS 4	"Put a coat of tar on trees to get rid of termite" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316284850_Indian_Indigenous_Traditional_Knowledge_ITK_on_termites_Eco-friendly_approaches_to_sustainable_management
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia (2.2, 2.4) ,Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North West Zone (GJ-5)
Practice ID	KNW0020000000387
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/148
Reference	HBN database
Pest Scientific Names	(Macrotermes spp.), Odontotermes spp.)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY