Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Control of Red Beetles in Gourds
| Details | |
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| Category | crop pest & disease management |
| Crop | Gourd |
| Crop Family | Cucurbitaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Lagenaria siceraria ) |
| Vernacular Name | Dudhi |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Seeds of fodder sorghum. |
| Details of Innovation | Farmers sow seeds of sorghum to protect cucumber or gourd plant from pest attack. Young cucumber or bottle gourd plants are often attacked by red beetle leading lead to the death of the plants. To avoid this, farmers sow seeds of fodder sorghum along with seeds of cucumber or gourds. The thick growth of sorghum seedlings protects the young cucumber or gourd plants by repelling the beetles. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Dr S Murugan, Dr D Bhaskaran |
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| District | Madurai |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra , Agricultural College and Research Institute,TNAU, Madurai -625001 |
| Address | Tamil Nadu Veterinary University Thirunagar, Madurai |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| PIN Code | 625006 |
| PAS_1 | "Effect of different management tactics on the incidence and movement of red pumpkin beetle, Aulacophora foveicollis on the leaves of sweet gourd, Cucurbita moschata." https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JUJBS/article/view/28288 |
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| PAS_2 | "Growing Cucumbers, Melons, Squash, Pumpkins and Gourds." https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/yardandgarden/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/HO-8.pdf |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Tamil Nadu uplands and leeward flanks of south Sahyadris, hot, dry semi-arid eco-subregion (8.1) |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | KNW0010000000934 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/10 |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| PIN Code | 625006 |