Practice Name:

Pongamia pinnata as natural pesticide

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Category	Agriculture
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Leaves/presscake from Pongamia pinnata.
Details Of Innovation	The dried seed of pongamia pinnata is found to be toxic to insects (Ref: Nayar, S L: 1954, Poisonous seeds of India. Part II. J Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 52 2/3: 1-18.)- Leaves and the press cake of Pongamia pinnata have been found to improve soil fertility.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Documented by Hittalagida:Kannada version of hone
Address	Karnataka
Languages Spoken	Kannada
Vocation	Farming
State	Karnataka

PAS 1	"Daturastramonium seed extract among ethanol, chloroform, and acetone has strong insecticidal efficacy than methanol and n-hexane . The insecticidal repellency properties of Chromolaenaodorata, Senna siamea, Andrographispaniculata, Vernoniaamygdalina, Daturastramonium against Callosobruchus maculates indicated C. maculatus egg laying capacity effectively reduced by Senna siamea as compared to other plants" [ https://www.ijert.org/chemical-constituents-and-pharmacological-properties-of-datura-stramonium-thorn-apple-a-review].
PAS 2	"Daturastramonium plant frequently used as antiparasitics and repellents [9]. Fruit oil is used for body pain" [ Sayyed, Aqib. (2013). Phytochemistry, pharmacological and traditional uses of DaturastramoniumL.. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 2. 123. ] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274063446_Phytochemistry_pharmacological_and_traditional_uses_of_Datura_stramonium_L
PAS 3	"Extraction fractions of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) and residue in the control of field and storage pests"- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272814907_Extraction_fractions_of_ginger_Zingiber_officinale_Roscoe_and_residue_in_the_control_of_field_and_storage_pests
PAS 4	"Comparing the Effectiveness of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) and Hot Pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.) in the Management of the Major Pests of Cabbage Brassica oleracea (L.) - "https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301271770_Comparing_the_Effectiveness_of_Garlic_Allium_sativum_L_and_Hot_Pepper_Capsicum_frutescens_L_in_the_Management_of_the_Major_Pests_of_Cabbage_Brassica_oleracea_L
PAS 5	"Tobacco and its evil cousin nicotine are good as a pesticide" https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2010/acs-presspac-october-27-2010/tobacco-and-its-evil-cousin-nicotine-are-good-as-a-pesticide.html
Other Community Practices	https://www.thebetterindia.com/207179/how-to-protect-indoor-plants-pest-attack-organic-pesticides-diy-india/
Practice ID	KNW0020000000605
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/959
Reference	HBN database
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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