Practice Name:

Control of Aphid

Category	Crop Pest & Disease Management
Crop Family	Weed control( marshelia quadrifolia)
Scientific Name	weed control(marshelia quadrifolia) calotropis gingantea
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	leaves of the calotropis (Calotropis gigantica)
Details Of Innovation	The leaves of the calotropis (Calotropis gigantica) plant are immersed in a water channel during irrigation to minimize aphid infestation in the mustard crop.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Dudhaji Dhulaji Thakor
District	Banaskantha
KVK District	t Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Deesa
Address	Vill: Nava Tal: Danta
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	385120

PAS 1	"Ash (2-3 kg) is mixed with castor oil (0.7-0.8 kg). This mixture is spread on the seedbed of cotton (0.01 ha) tocontrol ‘damping-off’ disease." - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278676064_Traditional_plant_protection_management_practices_of_Rajasthan
PAS 2	"Farmers dust the ash at the rate of 50-60 kg ha-1 on mustardcrop to prevent various diseases like white rust, downymildew and powdery mildew." - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278676064_Traditional_plant_protection_management_practices_of_Rajasthan
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	KNW0020000000326
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/891
Reference	HBN database
Pest Scientific Names	calotropis gingantea
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY