Practice Name:

Controlling Wilt Disease in Maize


Details
Category Crop Protection and Disease Management
Crop Maize
Crop Family Poaceae
Scientific Name (Zea mays)
Vernacular Name bhutta, maize, makka, makai
Scout HBN
Ingredients Castor (Ricinus communis), oil, groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) seed, water
Details of Innovation To prevent wilt disease in the maize (Zea mays) crop, hundred gram oil cake of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is to be mixed with 10-litre water. Then 100 gram castor (Ricinus communis) oil is added to this mixture. This oily mixture is then sprayed on the corn crop. This controls wilting. The benefit of the spray can be seen within 30 days. The crop becomes greener and yields more. Besides, there will be no recurrence of wilting.

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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Dhirabhai Dahyabhai Patel
District Rajkot
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Dry Farming Research Station, Targhadia (RAJKOT)-360003
Address Makhavad, Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation Farming
State Gujarat
PIN Code 360311

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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
Practice ID DTP0010000001136
Reference HBN database
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/226
State Gujarat
PIN Code 360311