Practice Name:

Organic and Inorganic Inputs to Control Pests


Details
Category Crop Pest & Disease Management
Crop
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout HBN
Ingredients Twigs of Swallow wart (Calotropis gigantea), an earthen pot, urea, water and clay soil.
Control Mode

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Prem Prakash Sharma
District Jaipur
KVK District KVK, Takarda (Chomu), Jaipur
Address Jaipur, Rajasthan
Languages Spoken
Vocation Farming
State Rajasthan
PIN Code 302001

PAS_1 "Use of ocher and brilliant gardenia (Gardenia resinifera) for termite control. Brilliant gardenia (Gardenia resinifera) is also called "jangali champo" in the forest area of Dang and Chhota Udaipur. This plant is 3 to 6 ft in height and bears white-coloured fragrant flowers in the month of October. Fruit setting starts during the month of December and lasts up to tFebruary. Seeds are light green in colour. About 150 to 250 grams brilliant gardenia seeds and 100 grams ocher are crushed and added to 1 L of water. This mixture is smeared on the trunk of mango (Mangifera indica) up to 2 to 3 ft height from the ground level." https://mangifera.res.in/innovation.php?page=5 Dated 5/5/2020
PAS_2 "Adding organic material to the soil, crop rotation, constructing physical barriers, encouraging predators, plant parts and plant extracts can be used effectively for control of this insect. HYPERLINK" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268153608_Farmer_Friendly_Ways_to_Control_Termites#fullTextFileContent
Agro Ecological Zone Northern Plain and Central highlands including Aravallis (4.1)
Other Community Practices Pest Management Strategies in Traditional Agriculture: An African Perspective ttps://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev.ento.45.1.631#_i11
Practice ID KNW0010000001004
Reference HBN database
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/14
State Rajasthan
PIN Code 302001