Practice Name:

Heliothis in Groundnut

Details

Category	Crop Production
Crop	Groundnut
Crop Family	Fabaceae
Scientific Name	(Arachis hypogaea)
Vernacular Name	peanuts, mufali, china badam
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Raw salt, water, sprayer, broom
Details Of Innovation	One kilogram raw salt is grinded to fine powder and diluted in five liters of water for 24 hours as a stock solution. This solution is spread on heliothis-infested groundnut crop with the help of sprayer or broom. This kills all heliothis within three to four hours. This practice is in use for the last 10 years. This practice is economically cheap and has no any side effect.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Harajibhai Bachubhai Kantaria
District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	At Bhuteshwar via Ghogha Ghogha Junagadh Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364110

PAS 1	"Crop Protection :: Oil Seeds :: Pest of Groundnut."https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/crop_protection/groundnut/crop_prot_crop_insect_oil_ground%20nut_4.html
PAS 2	"Insect pest management in peanuts."https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/agriculture/plants/crops-pastures/broadacre-field-crops/insect-pest-management-specific-crops/insect-pest-management-peanuts
PAS 3	"Groundnut."https://www.ikisan.com/tg-groundnut-insect-management.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	DTP0010000000961
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/606
Reference	Bhavnagar-94/26
Pest Group	Chewing Pest
Pest Scientific Names	(Helicoverpa armigera)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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