Practice Name:

Plant Extract To Cure Leaf Curl

Details
Category	Crop Pest & Disease Management
Crop	Chilly
Crop Family	Solanaceae
Scientific Name	(Capsicum annum)
Vernacular Name	Mirch, Lunka, Marchu
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Extract of kheemp (Leptadenia Pyrotechnica) and tobacco
Details of Innovation	Leaf curl is a viral disease and characterized by curling of leaves and stunted crop. Some farmers prepare an extract of kheemp (Leptadenia Pyrotechnica) and tobacco and spray it over the chilli crop for effective control of the disease.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Sukhdev Kumhar
District	Ajmer
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tabiji, Ajmer
Address	Tehsil: Bijay Nagar, Ajmer,
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Rajasthan
PIN Code	305624

PAS_1	"Tobacco leaf extract in boiled water is sprayed as pesticide; fermented buttermilk can be used against leaf-eating caterpillars." https://laytonforstatesenate.com/indian-species-defined-as-a-pest-usually-because/
PAS_2	"Use of rotten bajra flour for control of Powdery Mildew disease in Cumin: Devjibhai Jerambhai Jograjiya from Bhavnaagr Gujarat got success for control of leaf-curl and flower dropping abnormalities in chilli and brinjal last year and received higher bloom" http://nif.org.in/innovation/use_of_rotten_bajra_flour_for_control_of_diseases_and_pests_in_plants/368
Agro Ecological Zone	Northern Plain and Central highlands including Aravallis eco system ( (4.2),Western dry region (XIV) ,Transitional plain of inland drainage zone (RA-III a)
Other Community Practices	"Ecofriendly management of chilli leaf curl disease complex through plant products."https://www.phytojournal.com/archives/2019/vol8issue1/PartR/7-6-296-294.pdf
Practice ID	KNW0020000000465
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/102
State	Rajasthan
PIN Code	305624