Practice Name:

Whitegrub in Groundnut and Cotton Crop

Details

Category	Crop Pest and Disease Management
Crop	Groundnut
Crop Family	Fabaceae
Scientific Name	(Arachis hypogaea)
Vernacular Name	peanuts, mufali, china badam
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	seeds of wheat (Triticum aestivum), water
Details Of Innovation	Seeds of wheat (Triticum aestivum) are soaked in water for 24 hr. After that next day, such seeds are broadcasted in the furrows of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) and cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) crops. White grub dies after eating the wheat seeds. The soaked seeds are poisonous that kills the white grub.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Madhabhar Gusabhai Devani
District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	Satpada Gariadhar Bhavnagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364505

PAS 1	"WHITE GRUBS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT IN GROUNDNUT ."https://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/4520/1/WHITE%20GRUBS%20AND%20THEIR%20MANAGEMENT%20IN%20GROUNDNUT.pdf
PAS 2	"Management of white grubs, with botanical extracts in indigenous cow (Hariana) urine.."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/215538843_Management_of_white_grubs_with_botanical_extracts_in_indigenous_cow_Hariana_urine
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	"The sustainable management of white grubs (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) pest of corn in "El Cielo" Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico."https://europepmc.org/article/AGR/IND22014191
Practice ID	DTP0010000000911
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/740
Reference	Bhavnagar-99/1
Pest Group	Scarabaeidae
Pest Scientific Names	(Holotrichia spp.)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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