Practice Name:

Protecting Corn from Termites

Details

Category	Crop Protection and Disease Management
Crop	Corn
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Zea mays)
Vernacular Name	Makka, Makai
Scout	HBN
Details Of Innovation	Termites frequently attack the winter and summer crop of corn (Zea mays) when it is one month old. As a result, the roots of the corn plants rot. Amaratbhai Zala chops pieces of kharsandi (Guizotica abyssinica) and puts them in the water channel and lets water reach the crop. He recommends 20 to 30 kilograms of kharsandi (Guizotica abyssinica) for each bigha of the crop. He learnt this traditional technique from his father Kalabhai who is no more. Amaratbhai used this technique in 2003. The local farmers at Dhulia Vasana in Kheda district followed him. Their crops, too, were freed from termites. While using this method, Amaratbhai cautions that utmost care be taken because "kharsandi" even in diluted by water can damage the eyes. However, the ingredients are handy and the method is economical for protecting the corn crop.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Amrthbahi Kalabhai Zala
District	Kheda
KVK District	KrishiVignan Kendra, Gujarat Vidyapith, Dethli, District:- Kheda Phone No.02694-291252, e-mail:kvkkheda@gmail.com
Address	Dhulivasnapost moti zer
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	387620

PAS 1	"Anti-termitic Activity of Aqueous Extracts from Saharan Toxic Plants Against Anacanthotermes ochraceus All the crude extracts showed significant anti-termitic activity in different doses and the mortality, among various aqueous extracts was statistically different (p<0.05). The highest termite mortality (50%) was found in leaves extract of Calotropis procera." https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=je.2013.207.213
PAS 2	"The Effect of Chili Pepper (Capsicum Annum) As Feasible Pesticides For Crop Production According to Romano (nd) chili is sharply flavored fruit of a pepper plant that can be experimented as pesticides. Insecticidal chili pepper (capsicum annum) has a potential to diminish the number of termites that destroys furniture or anything made of wood and also other insects pests." https://sectionthejgroup3blog.wordpress.com/2017/03/10/research-proposal-by-april-lyn-paradillo/
PAS 3	"Capsicum based pesticide and method of use The novel pesticide and method of use of the present invention is highly effective against termites in dry areas, wet area." https://patents.google.com/patent/US6523298B2/en
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco-Region (5.2) , Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and hill region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Agro Climatic zone(GJ-3), North Gujarat Zone GJ-5
Practice ID	DTP0010000001152
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/237
Reference	HBN database
Pest Group	Insecta
Pest Scientific Names	(Isoptera spp.), (Termopsidae spp.)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY