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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. |
Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Dhirabhai Dahyabhai Patel |
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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 |
PAS_1 | "The leaves contain a natural insecticide which has been effective in killing mosquitoes." https://www.venkatramna-perfumers.com/Blog/Post.aspx?PostRowID=138&&Title=Kewra%20Oil |
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PAS_2 | "The insecticidal effect of pandanus odoratissimus l. (Pandan) leaf extract on periplaneta americana (common household cockroaches)" https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/partners?view=research&cid=52804 |
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 |