Practice Name:

Stem borer in Maize Crop


Details
Category Crop Production
Crop Maize
Crop Family Poaceae
Scientific Name (Zea mays)
Vernacular Name bhutta, maize, makka, makai
Scout HBN
Ingredients Snuff or powder of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
Details of Innovation Maize (Zea mays) is the principle kharif crop in Sabarkantha, Panchmahal and Banaskantha districts of Gujarat. The main pest affecting this crop is stem borer, which attacks the crop from 20 days after the sowing and continues to damage till the harvesting of crop. As a remedy, farmer uses very safe treatment to control this infestation. To treat this problem, one kilogram snuff or powder of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) is mixed with five kilogram fine sieved sand. In this, 200 to 250 ml of water is added to form the wet mixture. This method will prevent the snuff from blowing away. When the maize crop attains 20 days, this mixture is applied to the roots of maize crop. Six kilogram of this mixture is sufficient for one hactare of maize crop. This mixture is again applied when the maize crop attains 40 days, which prevents the infestation of stem borer. Rajibhai actually wanted to apply Phoret in his farm but accdientally his attention was drawn to the snuff powder lying in his house. He used and succeeded. More than 500 farmers from 10 different villages have employed this method. The cost is Rs.4/- per 0.24 ha of land and snuff is available in the market at the price of Rs.18 to 20/- per kilogram. According to Dr. V M Valand (Tribal Research and Training centre, Devgadh Baria) and Dr. D G Waghela (4 Sundaram Park, Borsad Road, Anand) Nicotine contained snuff and tobacco are very effective against stem borer.

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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Rajnikanth Ushabhai Patel
District Sabarkantha
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra, S.D. Agricultural University, Khedbrahma, Taluka- Khedbrahma
Address Sabarkantha Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation Farming
State Gujarat
PIN Code 383001

PAS_1 "Tobacco leaf that was grounded and mixed in distilled water was used to test for its larvicidal effect on house fly (Musca domestica). Only the 3rd instar larvae of house fly were exposed to the aqueous plant extract in the greenhouse at a temperature of 26.5 and 77.5% relative humidity. All larvae were collected from goat liver that were exposed to house flies. Five different concentrations of aqueous leaf extracts of tobacco 1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 milligram per litre was tested on the aforementioned house fly larvae and the control [0] was not treated with the aqueous tobacco extract. Mortality observed using 1mg/l at 24hours showed that 42larvae died out of 380 larvae [11.05%], using 2mg/l, 291 larvae died out of 380 larvae [72.6%], using 3mg/l, 372 larvae died out of 380 larvae[97.8%]. Mortality observed for 4 and 5 mg/l hourly showed that at 2hours interval immediately after exposure was significantly different and higher than those of the other concentrations. Tobacco leaf extract effect on the house fly larvae was concentratio- dependent." [Kasiemobi, Ogbalu & Mauel, Bob & Membere,. (2014). LARVICIDAL EFFECT OF AQUEOUS LEAF EXTRACT OF TOBACCO [NICOTIATABACUM] ON THE THIRD INSTAR LARVAE OF MUSCA DOMESTICA.. IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science. Vol.7. 35-40.] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271213115_LARVICIDAL_EFFECT_OF_AQUEOUS_LEAF_EXTRACT_OF_TOBACCO_NICOTIANA_TABACUM_ON_THE_THIRD_INSTAR_LARVAE_OF_MUSCA_DOMESTICA
PAS_2 "Oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is an important pest of stone and pome fruits. Growers usually depend on chemical insecticides to control this pest, but demand for more environmentally-friendly means of controlling pests is increasing. At least 91 plant extracts have been reported to be effective against other lepidopterans, but their acute toxicity against G. molesta has rarely been studied. Among these 91 materials, we assessed the residual toxicity of 32 extracts against first instar larvae (< 5 h old) of G. molesta in the laboratory. Nicotiana tabacum L., used at the concentration of 2 mg/ml, showed the highest corrected mortality (92.0%) with a lethal time (LT50) value of 12.9 h. The extract was followed in its efficacy by Allium sativum L. (88.0%), Zanthoxylum piperitum (L.) De Candolle (70.0%), and Sapindus mukorossi Gaertner (65.0%), when mortality was assessed at 20 h after exposure. Against adult fruit moths (< 5 d old), N. tabacum also showed the highest corrected mortality among tested extracts, being 85 and 100% in adult females and males, respectively, at 168 h after exposure. However, there was no synergistic effect of the combined application of any of the top four extracts in either laboratory or greenhouse assays. Oviposition by G. molesta on peach twigs was reduced 85–90% when N. tabacum was applied at 4 ml/ twig compared to control (methanol), demonstrating that N. tabacum may have potential for use as a botanical insecticide against G. molesta." [Extract of Nicotiana tabacum as a potential control agent of Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)] https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.019830245.
Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) North Gujarat plain (Inclusive of Aravalli range and East Rajasthan Uplands) hot, dry, semi – arid eco-subregion (4.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat Agroclimatic zone (GJ-4)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID DTP0010000002818
Reference lok (5) 4, July-Aug-2000, Pg No. 5
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/367
State Gujarat
PIN Code 383001