Practice Name:

Termite Control in Wheat

Category	Crop Pest and Disease Management
Crop	wheat
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Triticum aestivum)
Vernacular Name	Gehun
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	milk bush (Euphorbia tirucalli), branches, leaves
Details Of Innovation	Bunch of two to three feet cut pieces of milk bush (Euphorbia tirucalli) branches along with leaves is placed in tank of irrigation so as to ensure that at the time of irrigation, the latex of milk bush also reaches the wheat (Triticum aestivum) seedbed along with irrigation water. This process helps to control termite infestation up to 70 %. Few villagers are using this practice.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Lalijibhai Valubhai chaudhry
District	Banaskantha
KVK District	t Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Deesa
Address	Goda Palanpur Banaskantha Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	385001

PAS 1	"Wheat: Crop Stage-wise IPM."https://vikaspedia.igriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-cerels/ipm-strategies-for-wheat/wheat-crop-stage-wise-ipm
PAS 2	"Integrated pest management in wheat. In WHEAT: Recent Trends on Production Strategies of Wheat in India. pp. 197-209."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321331282_Integrated_pest_management_in_wheat_In_WHEAT_Recent_Trends_on_Production_Strategies_of_Wheat_in_India_pp_197-209
PAS 3	"Termites and Indian Agriculture."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321475872_Termites_and_Indian_Agriculture
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia (2.3), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat zone and North -West (GJ-4, GJ-5)
Practice ID	DTP0010000001358
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/781
Reference	Bhavnagar-98/2
Pest Group	Chewing Pest
Pest Scientific Names	(Odonotermus obesi)
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY