Practice Name:

Protecting Cotton Crop

Details
Category	Crop Protection and Disease Management
Crop	Cotton
Crop Family	Malvaceae
Scientific Name	(Gossypium spp.)
Vernacular Name	Kapas
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	custard apple (Annona squamosa), leaves, water
Control Mode

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Vasrambhai Jerajbhai Zalawadia
District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	Sanosara,Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364230

PAS_1	"Research on Sugar Application to Crops - Numerous research studies have documented the increase of beneficial insects in fields and plots treated with a sugar-water solution, suggesting its application as a biocontrol method for reducing pest populations." https://cropwatch.unl.edu/research-sugar-application-crops#:~:text=Numerous%20research%20studies%20have%20documented,method%20for%20reducing%20pest%20populations.
PAS_2	"Enhancing Insecticides with Sugar-Based Compounds" - https://gpnmag.com/article/enhancing-insecticides-sugar-based-compounds/
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	DTP0010000001185
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/254
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364230