Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Protecting Cotton Crop
| Details | |
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| 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 |
| Details of Innovation | Vasrambhai Zalawadia first takes three-kilo green and tender leaves of custard apple (Annona squamosa)<i/> and boils the leaves in 20 glasses of water. The boiling is continued until one-third of water evaporates. After cooling, a pump is with filled with 100 millilitres of this solution and sprayed on the crop. While spraying, it should be ensured that it covers the entire crop, so that the benefit is maximized. This practice has been in use for a year now. Because of this spray, small worms and parasites, which attack the cotton crop, will die within 3 days. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Vasrambhai Jerajbhai Zalawadia |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |