| Category | Crop Protection and Disease Management |
| Crop | Castor |
| Crop Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Ricinus communis) |
| Vernacular Name | Castor |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Castor (Ricinus communis) cake. |
| Details Of Innovation | To control the incidence of termite in groundnut and cotton and to harvest the higher yields; control other disease pests and fungal attack in the cash crops; and reduce the disease of wilt, the castor cake is placed into the rows of the field before sowing of the crop. This castor gets mixed into the soil during the last ploughing with the plough just before the sowing of the crop. 40 kg of castor cake is applied per vigha. By following this practice, the farmers achieves great benefits. Neighboring farmers, orchard owners, also the villagers of the nearby villages follow the same practice of incorporating caster cake. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Mahendrabhai Kalubhai Satani |
| District | Bhavnagar |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Address | At. Modha, , Bhavnagar , Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 364280 |
| PAS 1 | "Grassroots innovations and traditional knowledge are precious resources that provide solutions for various kinds of problems and local needs. A review of SRISTI database suggests that large number of grassroots practices are being used by the farmers in the field conditions to control termite (OdontotermesobesusRambur) attack. In this study, five plant species being used by grassroots innovators in different forms of preparation for termite control in field conditions were selected for efficacy evaluation. Herbal formulations were developed from the aqueous extracts of twig of Aristolochiabracteata Retz. (Aristolochiaceae), twig of SolanumsurattenseBurm.f. (Solanaceae), leaves of Calotropisprocera Ait. f. (Asclepiadaceae), milky latex of Euphorbia tirucalli L. (Euphorbiaceae) and oil of Ricinuscommunis L. (Euphorbiaceae). Primary screening of the individual extracts, oil and milky latex at 10% concentration shows that C. procera, A. bracteata, R. communis (oil) and E. tirucalli (latex) have significant effects and caused 100% mortality. However, S. surattense caused 88.89% mortality. Compared to the individual treatments, mixture of extracts of C. procera, A. bracteata, S. surattense, oil of R. communis and milky latex of E. tirucalli showed better results in terms of mortality and hence should be preferred for termite control. The results obtained from the experiments are encouraging and prove efficacy of the plants in the control of termite. The formulations based on the above plants could be green alternative for termite control." [Sahay, N.S, Anti-termite potential of plants selected from the SRISTI database of Grassroots Innovations, JBiopest 7(Supp.):164-169 (2014)] http://www.jbiopest.com/users/LW8/efiles/vol_7_0_164-169.pdf |
| PAS 2 | "EFFECT OF SOME BOTANICALS AGAINST TERMITES, MACROTERMS SPP. (ISOPTERA: TERMITIDAE) UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS" – http://www.conscientiabeam.com/pdf-files/agr/70/IJSAR-2014-1(2)-52-57.pdf |
| PAS 3 | "Tobacco and its evil cousin nicotine are good as a pesticide" - https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2010/acs-presspac-october-27-2010/tobacco-and-its-evil-cousin-nicotine-are-good-as-a-pesticide.html |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7) |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000000996 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/174 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Pest Group | Insecta |
| Pest Scientific Names | (Isoptera spp.), (Termopsidae spp.) |
| Technology Transfer Terms | DIY |
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