Practice Name:

Control of Termite

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