Practice Name:

Herbal Insecticide

Details

Category Crop Production
Scout HBN
Details Of Innovation Take five litres of cows urine, the juice of Vitex negundo leaves, one litre juice of Adhatoda Vasica leaves, one litre of a solution formed by diluting 100 grams of Ferula foetida with ten litres of water, and seven litres of water. Dissolve two (double) handfuls (formed by cupping both palms together) of the above essence with ten litres of water and boil till the solution reduces to one litre. Filter this essence and spray 15 litres of the above solution for each acre of land. This herbal insecticide can be used for destroying insects and as a medicine for plant diseases. This is particularly useful for rice crops.
Innovator / Knowledge Provider P. Vivekunandan
Address Tamil Nadu
Languages Spoken Tamil
Vocation Farming
State Tamil Nadu
PAS 1 "Cow urine: A potential biopesticide" - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288420787_Cow_urine_a_potential_biopesticide
PAS 2 "Efficiancy of neem in combination with cow urine against mustard aphids and its effect on coccinellid predators" http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/8069/1/NPR%204%282%29%20102-106.pdf
Practice ID DTP0010000002786
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/426
Reference Lok(3)5, Oct.-1998, Pg.No.-10
Technology Transfer Terms DIY

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