Practice Name:

Aphids Control


Details
Category Crop Pest & Disease Management
Crop Paddy
Crop Family Poaceae
Scientific Name (Oryza sativa)
Vernacular Name Rice
Scout HBN
Ingredients Green twigs of ‘akda’(caliotropis spp).
Details of Innovation The green twigs of ‘akda’ are planted in the paddy field at distances of 10-15 feet. A concentration of aphids is found on the green leaves and twigs of ‘akda’ planted in the field; within a few days, about 30-35 twigs are required for one bigha or 0.24 ha of land.The aphids are in this way effectively kept from attacking the paddy.

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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Vijaybhai Mayurbhai Rathod
District Kheda
KVK District KrishiVignan Kendra, Gujarat Vidyapith, Dethli, District:- Kheda Phone No.02694-291252, e-mail:kvkkheda@gmail.com
Address Kheda , Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation Farming
State Gujarat
PIN Code 387411

PAS_1 "Cow urine: a potential biopesticide." https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288420787_Cow_urine_a_potential_biopesticide
PAS_2 "Efficiancy of neem in combination with cow urine against mustard aphids and its effect on coccinellid predators" http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/8069/1/NPR%204%282%29%20102-106.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco-Region (5.2) , Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and hill region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Agro Climatic zone(GJ-3), North Gujarat Zone GJ-5
Other Community Practices "HERBAL PESTICIDE TECHNOLOGY FOR CONTROLLING INSECTS AND PEST IN VEGETABLE CROPS[Singh, P &Sahay, Nirmal& Kumar, V &Pamar, M & Patel, P & Patel, Jayshree&Choudhary, Hardev&Thakor, Divyeshsinh&Prajapati, R &Prajapati, Nirmal. (2013). HERBAL PESTICIDE TECHNOLOGY FOR CONTROLLING INSECTS AND PEST IN VEGETABLE CROPS. 10.13140/2.1.3713.7600.] "https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262491400_HERBAL_PESTICIDE_TECHNOLOGY_FOR_CONTROLLING_INSECTS_AND_PEST_IN_VEGETABLE_CROPS
Practice ID KNW0020000000389
Reference HBN database
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/150
State Gujarat
PIN Code 387411