Practice Name:

Protecting Cotton Crop

Details

Category	Crop Production
Crop	Cotton
Crop Family	Malvaceae
Scientific Name	(Gossypium spp.)
Vernacular Name	Kapas
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	custard apple (Annona squamosa), leaf, water
Details Of Innovation	Vasrambhai Zalawadia of Gujarat uses the leaf of custard apple (Annona squamosa) to protect cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) crop from worms, insects, and parasites. Vasrambhai Zalawadia first takes three-kilo green and tender leaves of custard apple (Annona squamosa) and boils the leaves in 20 glasses of water. The boiling is continued until one-third of the water evaporates. After cooling, a pump is filled with 100 milliliters of this solution and sprayed on the crop. While spraying, it should be ensured that the spray covers the entire crop to maximize the benefit. This practice has been in use for a year now. Because of this spray, small worms and parasites, which attack the cotton crop, will die within three days.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Vasrambhai Jerajbhai Zalawadia
District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	Sanosara Shihora Bhavnagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364240

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	"Use of Bt for the management of heliothis in cotton."http://www.insidecotton.com/xmlui/handle/1/2744
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)
Other Community Practices	"Heliothis virescens and Bt cotton in the United States."https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22892654/
Practice ID	DTP0010000001185
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/617
Reference	Junagadh-95/4
Pest Group	Chewing Pest
Pest Scientific Names	(Helicoverpa armigera)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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