Practice Name:

Insect Control in Cotton

Details

Category	Crop pest and disease management
Crop	Cotton
Crop Family	Malvaceae
Scientific Name	(Gossypium spp.)
Vernacular Name	Kapas
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Marigold (Tagetes Erecta), Cotton Gossypium Hirsutum
Details Of Innovation	Kantibhai Patel tries to gain control over green and larvae of other pests on the cotton Gossypium hirsutum crop by inter-cropping the cotton crop with that of marigold (Tagetes erecta). Kantibhai adopts intercropping in two ways: By raising marigolds on the four corners of the cotton field and by growing marigold plants along with cotton in the ratio of 1:10. As cotton and marigolds grow, the larvae are attracted more by the marigold plants than cotton. Aphids and other juice-sucking insects are also attracted by marigolds. Thus, Kantibhai gains control on almost 80 per cent of the cotton crop. The efficacy of the practice is proven by the difference between cotton crop when grown by the intercropping method and the cotton crop without it.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Kanthibhai Jasinghbhai Patel
District	Sabarkantha
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, S.D. Agricultural University, Khedbrahma, Taluka- Khedbrahma
Address	Mu Pates Na mavada po santhava Bayad Sabarkantha Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	383325

PAS 1	"Insect pest management in cotton."https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/agriculture/plants/crops-pastures/broadacre-field-crops/insect-pest-management-specific-crops/insect-pest-management-cotton
PAS 2	"MANAGEMENT OF INSECT PESTS OF COTTON."https://www.bighaat.com/blogs/kb/management-of-insect-pests-of-cotton
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) North Gujarat plain (Inclusive of Aravalli range and East Rajasthan Uplands) hot, dry, semi – arid eco-subregion (4.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat Agroclimatic zone (GJ-4)
Practice ID	DTP0010000001172
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/534
Reference	Rajkot-99/2
Pest Group	Sap-sucking insects
Pest Scientific Names	(Aphidoidea spp.)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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