Practice Name:

Control of Termites in Wheat Crop

Details

Category	Crop pest and disease management
Crop	wheat
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Triticum aestivum)
Vernacular Name	Gehun
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Donkey urine
Details Of Innovation	Use of donkey urine to control termites in wheat crop. These termites are small ants which damage the roots of the plant thus stopping its growth.Take earth/mud with donkey's urine. Then, mix it with wheat. Now sow these grains and the termites are controlled. Firstly, take the mud with urine from the place where the donkey has urinated. Then mix that mud with the wheat and begin to sow.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Ghanabhai Khemabhai Chamar
District	Sabarkantha
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, S.D. Agricultural University, Khedbrahma, Taluka- Khedbrahma
Address	Sabarkantha Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	383430

PAS 1	"Effect of some organic amendaments on termite infestation in wheat."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/291435792_Effect_of_some_organic_amendaments_on_termite_infestation_in_wheat
PAS 2	"Farmer-Friendly Ways to Control Termites."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268153608_Farmer_Friendly_Ways_to_Control_Termites
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	DTP0010000001175
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/537
Reference	Rajkot-99/2
Pest Group	Chewing Pest
Pest Scientific Names	(Odonotermus obesi)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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