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A Festoon of Teak Leaves

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Category	Crop Pest & Disease Management
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	The leaves of teak (Tectona grandis) or Bastard teak (Butea monosperma) and a string.
Details Of Innovation	Bhils farmer use teak leaves to scare birds away. They tie the teak leaves,Tectona grandis or Bastard teak (Butea monosperma) to a string to make a festoon of dry leaves. Another string connects this festoon at a mid-point. A man sits on a machan or raised platform and jerks the string. Such a device is called a halan. The noise produced by the dry leaves keeps the birds at bay. Yet another system practiced by the Bhils is metallic bells, which are locally called tokra instead of leaves.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Bhils Farmer
District	Udaipur
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Badgaon, Distt. Udaipur-313001
Address	Udaipur, Rajasthan
Languages Spoken	Marwari/Hindi
Vocation	Farming
State	Rajasthan
PIN Code	313004

PAS 1	"TEAK".https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/forestry/forest_Timber%20teak.html
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Northern Plain (And Central Highlands) Including Aravallis, Hot Semi-Arid Eco-Region (4.2) Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Central Plateau & Hills Region (VIII) Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Sub Humid Southern Plain Zone (RJ-7)
Practice ID	KNW0010000001174
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/35
Reference	HBN database
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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