| Category | Crop Pest & Disease Management |
| Crop | Cotton |
| Crop Family | Malvaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Gossypium spp.) |
| Vernacular Name | Kapas |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Tobacco (leaf or seed) and neem (Azadirachta indica) seeds and leaves. |
| Details Of Innovation | Farmers in the irrigated area of semi arid Kadi taluka use the following method for controlling the cotton insect pest: they spray a boiled suspension of tobacco (leaf or seed) and neem (Azadirachta indica) seeds and leaves. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Umedbhai Tribhuvandas Patel |
| District | Mehsana |
| KVK District | Ganpat University,Kherva Dist: Mehsana |
| Address | Vill:Chandrasan, Tal:Kadi |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 382170 |
| PAS 1 | " EFFECT OF SOME BOTANICALS AGAINST TERMITES, MACROTERMS SPP. (ISOPTERA: TERMITIDAE) UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS."http://www.conscientiabeam.com/pdf-files/agr/70/IJSAR-2014-1(2)-52-57.pdf |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Northern Plain (and Central Highlands) In (4.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat zone (GJ-4) |
| Other Community Practices | "Termite Control without Chemicals."https://www.infonet-biovision.org/sites/default/files/490.hdra_termite.pdf |
| Practice ID | KNW0020000000341 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/93 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Technology Transfer Terms | DIY |
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