Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Using Blue-Green Algae To Kill Pests
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| Category | Crop Pest & Disease Management |
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| Scout | HBN |
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| Details of Innovation | Swetha Reddy found that the chemical reaction of blue-green algae with soil kills pests. Pests are a major problem for the farmer, and though pesticides and fertilizers seem effective initially, the pests gradually develop a resistance to pesticides. Ms. Swetha has come up with a process that can kill pests: blue-green algae is mixed in the soil to stimulate the growth of plants. When the pests come to attack the plants, they immediately die due to the chemical reactions that go on in the blue, green algae which are harmful to pests but not to humans. |
Leaflet | © OpenStreetMap contributors
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Swetha Reddy |
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| District | Warangal |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Malyal, Warangal. (ANGRAU) Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mamnoor, Warangal. (SVVU) |
| Address | Reddy Colony, Hanam Konda, Warangal,Telangana |
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| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Telangana |
| PIN Code | 506011 |
| PAS_1 | "Algal and Cyanobacterial Metabolites as Agents for Pest Management "- https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4757-4439-2_12 |
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| PAS_2 | "Role of Cyanobacteria in Crop Protection" - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305229264_Role_of_Cyanobacteria_in_Crop_Protection |
| Agro Ecological Zone | North Telangana Plateau, hot moist semi arid AESR (7.2),Southern Plateau hills Region (X) ,North Telangana Zone, RARS, Jagtial (AP-4) |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | KNW0020000000068 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/73 |
| State | Telangana |
| PIN Code | 506011 |