Practice Name:

Controlling Aphid Attack on Crops

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Category	Crop Pest & Disease Management
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	The leaves of the creeper naffatvelor shrubby morning glory (Ipomoea fistulosa), leaves ofarani(Clerodendrum phlomidis) and water.
Details Of Innovation	Farmer uses the leaves of naffatvel or shrubby morning glory (Ipomoea fistulosa) and arani (Clerodendrum phlomidis) to control the attack of aphids on pests. He boils 500 grams of the leaves of the shrubby creeper morning glory, and 500 grams of arani (Clerodendrum phlomidis)leaves in five liters of water for four hours. The solution is kept aside for five days. Later, he takes about 500 milliliters of this decoction, fills it into a pump, and mixes it with water. This solution is sprayed on the crops to control aphids. The pests are killed within three days of spraying the solution.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Jethabhai Karshanbhai Baraiya
District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	village - Zanzmer, taluka - Talaza , Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364135

PAS 1	"Aphids."http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7404.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	KNW0010000001304
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/53
Reference	HBN database
Pest Group	Sap-sucking insects
Pest Scientific Names	(Aphids spp.)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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