Practice Name:

Practice To Improve The Fertility Of The Soil And To Control Termite

Details
Category	Crop Protection and Disease Management
Crop	Castor
Crop Family	Euphorbiaceae
Scientific Name	(Ricinus communis)
Vernacular Name	Castor
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Castor (Ricinus communis) cake.
Details of Innovation	To control the incidence of termite in groundnut and cotton and to harvest the higher yields; control other disease pests and fungal attack in the cash crops; and reduce the disease of wilt, the castor cake is placed into the rows of the field before sowing of the crop. This castor gets mixed into the soil during the last ploughing with the plough just before the sowing of the crop. 40 kg of castor cake is applied per vigha. By following this practice, the farmers achieves great benefits. Neighboring farmers, orchard owners, also the villagers of the nearby villages follow the same practice of incorporating caster cake.

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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Mahendrabhai Kalubhai Satani
District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	At. Modha, , Bhavnagar , Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364280

PAS_1	"Grassroots innovations and traditional knowledge are precious resources that provide solutions for various kinds of problems and local needs. A review of SRISTI database suggests that large number of grassroots practices are being used by the farmers in the field conditions to control termite (OdontotermesobesusRambur) attack. In this study, five plant species being used by grassroots innovators in different forms of preparation for termite control in field conditions were selected for efficacy evaluation. Herbal formulations were developed from the aqueous extracts of twig of Aristolochiabracteata Retz. (Aristolochiaceae), twig of SolanumsurattenseBurm.f. (Solanaceae), leaves of Calotropisprocera Ait. f. (Asclepiadaceae), milky latex of Euphorbia tirucalli L. (Euphorbiaceae) and oil of Ricinuscommunis L. (Euphorbiaceae). Primary screening of the individual extracts, oil and milky latex at 10% concentration shows that C. procera, A. bracteata, R. communis (oil) and E. tirucalli (latex) have significant effects and caused 100% mortality. However, S. surattense caused 88.89% mortality. Compared to the individual treatments, mixture of extracts of C. procera, A. bracteata, S. surattense, oil of R. communis and milky latex of E. tirucalli showed better results in terms of mortality and hence should be preferred for termite control. The results obtained from the experiments are encouraging and prove efficacy of the plants in the control of termite. The formulations based on the above plants could be green alternative for termite control." [Sahay, N.S, Anti-termite potential of plants selected from the SRISTI database of Grassroots Innovations, JBiopest 7(Supp.):164-169 (2014)] http://www.jbiopest.com/users/LW8/efiles/vol_7_0_164-169.pdf
PAS_2	"EFFECT OF SOME BOTANICALS AGAINST TERMITES, MACROTERMS SPP. (ISOPTERA: TERMITIDAE) UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS" – http://www.conscientiabeam.com/pdf-files/agr/70/IJSAR-2014-1(2)-52-57.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000000996
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/174
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364280