Practice Name:

Control of Pests in Cotton

Details

Category	Crop Pest and Disease Management
Crop	Cotton
Crop Family	Malvaceae
Scientific Name	(Gossypium spp.)
Vernacular Name	Kapas
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	leaves each of wormkiller (Aristolochia bracteata), wind killer (Clerodendron phlomides), neem (Azadirachta indica) and "mamejvo" (Enicostemma hyssopifolium)
Details Of Innovation	Insects pests such as aphid and Heliothis infest cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) plants and eat away their leaves and bolls. It stunts the growth of the plant. To control these pests, 100 g leaves each of worm killer (Aristolochia bracteata), wind killer (Clerodendron phlomides), neem (Azadirachta indica), and "mamejvo" (Enicostemma hyssopifolium) are crushed in equal proportion. Then 500 g of this solution is mixed in 15 L water for spraying. This treatment drives away most of the pests, and 90% control is observed.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Jadubhai Kurjibhai Savalia
District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	Mu Nana Acharna Mohuva Bhavnagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364290

PAS 1	"Seed-priming techniques in sesame (Sesamum indicum)."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293353997_Seed-priming_techniques_in_sesame_Sesamum_indicum
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	DTP0010000000881
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/725
Reference	Bhavnagar-99/1
Pest Group	Sap-sucking insects
Pest Scientific Names	(Aphidoidea spp.)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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