Practice Name:

Pests and Viral Disease Control in Plants

Details

Category	Crop Pest & Disease Management
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	False black pepper (embelia ribes) and water.
Details Of Innovation	Farmer fights pests and viral diseases by using false black pepper (embelia ribes). False black pepper is also used traditionally to help maintain a healthy skin and to aid digestion. Farmer boils 200 grams of false black pepper in two liters of water and leaves it aside for a day. He filters the decoction the next day and then dilutes it with 100 liters of water. The diluted solution as a spray is a potent defence against insects and viral diseases. Clinical studies have shown that false black pepper also acts as a mild laxative and its extracts are found to be effective against ascribes.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Laxmibhai Makwana
District	Anand
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra,, Anand Agriculture University, Devataj (Sojitra) Ph. No: 02697- 233353
Address	village - Changda, taluka - Khambhat, district - Anand, Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	388180

PAS 1	"A review" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0023643817306552
PAS 2	Plants https://www.intechopen.com/books/pesticides-advances-in-chemical-and-botanical-pesticides/biotechnological- approaches-for-the-control-of-insect-pests-in-crop-plants
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western plane and hill region (5.2), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Bhal and Coastal area (GJ-8)
Other Community Practices	http://www.farmer.gov.in/imagedefault/pestanddiseasescrops/pestanddiseasesofrice.pdf
Practice ID	KNW0010000001447
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/869
Reference	HBN database
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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