Practice Name:

Rodent Control

Details
Category	Crop Pest & Disease Management
Crop
Crop Family
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Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Vermillion
Details of Innovation	Rats damage crops in the field or food grains stored in godowns. Some farmers of Saurashtra use ‘sindur’ powder to control them. Bread or any other eatable food is kept inside an iron cage. The cage is used to trap the rats. A little quantity of ‘sindur’ (vermillion) is mixed either in water or milk. The mixture is poured on to the one or two rats caught in the cage. These coloured rats are left at the place where the damage was observed. When the other rats see the coloured rats, they run away. This is a traditional practice.

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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Gobarbhai Jerambhai Vasoya
District	Rajkot
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Dry Farming Research Station, Targhadia (RAJKOT)-360003
Address	Rajkot , Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	360001

PAS_1	"Eco-Friendly Tips For Controlling Rodents in Agriculture Fields." https://www.ecoclearproducts.com/blogs/news/eco-friendly-tips-for-controlling-rodents-on-agriculture-fields-1
PAS_2	"Famously, birds of prey feed on mice and rats. Raptors, including hawks, owls, eagles and falcons, are common predators. Red tail hawks, found across most of North America, and American kestrels, the smallest falcon in North America, will hunt rats by day. The barn owl, known for its characteristic round and white face, is a common nocturnal predator." https://www.terminix.com/blog/education/enemies-predators-of-rats/
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathiawar Peninsula, Hot Arid Eco-Region (2.4) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
Other Community Practices	"Opuntiadillenii, a well-known member of the Cactaceae family, is used as a medicinal plant in various countries and grows in the desert, semi-desert, tropical and sub-tropical areas. It shows diverse pharmacological activities such as: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, neuroprotective, hepatoprotective, hypotensive etc. OD fruit also possesses valuable constitutes for instance: betalains, ascorbic acid, total phenol, protein as well as essential elements which suggest the significant potential of this plant as a complementary therapy against several pathological conditions. This review describes experimental evidence about pharmacological and therapeutic potential of OD in order to give the basis of its application in the prevention and treatment of some chronic diseases." [Shirazinia R, Rahimi VB, Kehkhaie AR, Sahebkar A, Rakhshandeh H, Askari VR. Opuntiadillenii: A Forgotten Plant with Promising Pharmacological Properties. J Pharmacopuncture. 2019;22(1):16-27. doi:10.3831/KPI.2019.22.002 ] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6461298/
Practice ID	KNW0020000000402
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/155
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	360001