Practice Name:

Mite in Coconut

Details

Category	Crop Production
Crop	Coconut
Crop Family	Arecaceae
Scientific Name	(Cocos nucifera)
Vernacular Name	Nariyeli tree
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	extract of custard apple (Annona squamosa), aloe vera, neem (Azadirachta indica), chaste tree (Vitex negunda) leaves, water
Details Of Innovation	In South India region, there is infestation of Eryophide mite in the coconut (Cocus nucifera) crop. The affected fruits are reduced in size and crack is observed. As a result, the fruits are dried out. To treat the problem, use leaves of custard apple (Annona squamosa), aloe vera, neem (Azadirachta indica) and chaste tree (Vitex negunda) are crushed together. In the mixture, appropriate quantity of water is added. In five liters of extract, fifteen liters of water is added. Two liters of extract per tree is sprayed on the tip of coconut plant. The treatment can be used after two months. Fifteen hundred trees are cured from this treatment. Latex of rubber plant can also be used to treat the affected part of the tree.

Address	South India region
Vocation	Farming

PAS 1	"ECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS ON COCONUT CROP IMPROVEMENT, COCONUT AGRONOMY/NUTRITION, AND COCONUT BASED FARMING SYSTEM IN SRI LANKA."https://library.apccsec.org/paneladmin/doc/20180404063426Dr.%20H.A.J.%20Gunathilake.60.pdf
PAS 3	"A re-evaluation of castor (Ricinus communis L.) as a crop plant."https://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2969/1/Reevalaution%20castor-published%20version-review.pdf
Other Community Practices	"C A S T O R."https://kvk.icar.gov.iPI/Content/PPupload/k0447_29.pdf
Practice ID	DTP0010000002922
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/907
Reference	HBN database
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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