| Category | Crop Production |
| Crop | Alfalfa |
| Crop Family | Legumes |
| Scientific Name | (Medicago sativa) |
| Vernacular Name | Rajko |
| Scout | HBN |
| Details Of Innovation | According to the respondent Sonaji, when lucerne (Medicago sativa) crop grows up to two feet of height, the top of the plant infected by aphids is cut to half a foot and thrown in the irrigation channel in which the water is still flowing. This practice is repeated once in ten-days, or ideally twice a week when irrigating the field. This experiment was employed in the previous winter, giving 60 to 70% results in aphid control. The method has been passed down the generations. Several people in the nearby areas use this method. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Sonajibhai Harsangi Thokore |
| District | Bhavnagar |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Address | Mu kantheria po Nathpura via thhara Shihor Bhavnagar Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 364240 |
| PAS 1 | "Biology and trophic interactions of lucerne aphids."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259389964_Biology_and_trophic_interactions_of_lucerne_aphids |
| 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 | DTP0010000001396 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/648 |
| Reference | bhavnagar-98/4 |
| Pest Group | Sap-sucking insects |
| Pest Scientific Names | (Aphidoidea spp.) |
| Technology Transfer Terms | DIY |
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