Practice Name:

Control of Termite

Details

Category Crop Pest & Disease Management
Scout HBN
Ingredients Castor oil
Details Of Innovation Some farmers use castor oil instead of castor cake in bet (Zizyphys mauritiana) plantations to protect it from attacks by termites. They pour the castor oil on the lower portions of the plant stem. The oil seeps down and penetrates the root zone. In Rajkot, some farmers spray kerosene oil on the crops for the same purpose.
Innovator / Knowledge Provider Talaji Shankarji Raval
District Banaskantha
KVK District t Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Deesa
Address Vill:Dethali Tal: Tharad
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farming
State Gujarat
PIN Code 385565
PAS 1 "Effect of some organic amendaments on termite infestation" in wheat https://www.researchgate.net/publication/291435792_Effect_of_some_organic_amendaments_on_termite_infestation_in_wheat
PAS 2 "Castor oil is used for termite control" - http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/40087/3/IJTK%2016%282%29%20333-340.pdf
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 KNW0020000000348
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/98
Reference HBN database
Pest Group Chewing Pest
Pest Scientific Names (Microtermes obesi)
Technology Transfer Terms DIY

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