Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Protecting Moths in Tomato
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Category | Crop Pest & Disease Management |
| Crop | Tomato |
| Crop Family | Solanaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Solanum lycopersicum) |
| Vernacular Name | Tameta, Tamatar |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | The chendumalli or marigold plant. |
| Details of Innovation | He plants a single row of chendumalli or Marigold around his field before planting the tomatoes. According to him, adult moths of the pod borer are attracted to lay their eggs on flowers and thereby minimizing attack on tomatoes. The hatched larvae destroy the flowers of marigold leaving the tomato plant safe. |
Leaflet | © OpenStreetMap contributors
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Rachiah |
|---|---|
| District | Krishnagiri |
| KVK District | Dr. Perumal Krishi Vigyan Kendra, (ICAR), Krishnagiri |
| Address | Via Anchetty, Denkanikkottai, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| PIN Code | 635102 |
| PAS_1 | "Ecofriendly management of tomato fruit borer, Helicoverpa armigera." (Hubner)."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237379510_Ecofriendly_management_of_tomato_fruit_borer_Helicoverpa_armigera_Hubner |
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| PAS_2 | "Ecofriendly techniques for the management of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in tomato."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288065667_Ecofriendly_techniques_for_the_management_of_Helicoverpa_armigera_Hubner_in_tomato |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Eastern Ghats And TamilNadu Uplands And D (8.1) |
| Other Community Practices | Aloe vera (kathalai) leaves of Bougainvilla and papaya were boiled and added with turmeric powder and sprayed at a concentration of 10% to control fungal diseases and insect pests. |
| Practice ID | KNW0010000000913 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/7 |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| PIN Code | 635102 |