| Category | Crop Pest & Disease Management |
| Crop | Paddy |
| Crop Family | Poaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Oryza sativa) |
| Vernacular Name | Rice |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Yam and water. |
| Details Of Innovation | Cut 100 grams of yam into small pieces and pour one litre of boiling water over them. This is allowed to soak for six to eight hours. The farmer then filters this water and mixes with 10 litres of water. This mixture is sprayed all over the field to cure the disease. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Purushottam Rao |
| District | Shimoga |
| KVK District | KrishiVignan Kendra, Navile, Shimoga -577 204 |
| Address | Tirthahalli, district - Shimoga, Karnataka. |
| Languages Spoken | Kannada |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Karnataka |
| PIN Code | 577432 |
| PAS 1 | http://www.farmer.gov.in/imagedefault/pestanddiseasescrops/pestanddiseasesofrice.pdf |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Ghats And Coastal Plain, Hot Humid region (19.2), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) West coast plains and Ghat region (XII) Southern plateau and Hills region (X), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Nothern transition zone (KA-8) Hilly zone (KA-9) |
| Other Community Practices | http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/ericeproduction/PDF_&_Docs/Control_of_rice_insect_pests.pdf |
| Practice ID | KNW0010000000917 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/814 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Technology Transfer Terms | DIY |
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