Practice Name:

Green Butterfly, Aphid and Termite in Cotton Crop

Details

Category	Crop Pest and Disease Management
Crop	Cotton
Crop Family	Malvaceae
Scientific Name	(Gossypium spp.)
Vernacular Name	Kapas
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	leaves of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), bark of crown flower (Calotropis gigantean), buttermilk, water
Details Of Innovation	For curing "galo" (Tinospora cordifolia) and aphid in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) crop. According to the farmer, 250 g local tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) is mixed with 2 L of buttermilk and 5 L of water is added to it. After this, it mixed with 300 g barks of crown flower (Calotropis gigantean) and kept for 15 days for fermentation. It is then filtered and sprayed with the help of a pump. The method helps to control insect pests and parasitic weed plants. This is a traditional practice followed by four to five percent of farmers .

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Balabhai Dudhabhai Makwana
District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	Mu Po Mota Ashrana Mahuva Bhavnagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364290

PAS 1	"Biological control of cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii Glover) in cotton (inter) cropping systems in China; a simulation study."https://edepot.wur.nl/206765
PAS 2	INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT IN COTTON TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY."https://www.cicr.org.in/pdf/ELS/prot1.pdf
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	DTP0010000000739
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/694
Reference	Bhavnagar- 98/17
Pest Group	Sap-sucking insects
Pest Scientific Names	(Aphidoidea spp.)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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