Practice Name:

Rat Control in Paddy

Details
Category	Crop Production
Crop	Paddy
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Oryza sativa)
Vernacular Name	Rice
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	itching elephant foot yam (Amorphoplallus campanulatus)
Details of Innovation	In this practice, the plant is slit vertically in two pieces. This plant is carefully kept away from the touch of human skin to prevent itching. Usually, it is slit using an old cloth or a pincer. Elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus campanulatus) is studded with black and white spots on it, giving it a snake-like appearance. Fearing presence of snake, rats do not come near paddy crop. This way paddy (Oryza sativa) crop is protected. This is a traditional practice used for 50 years by 70% of villages. This is a ready to use and inexpensive practice.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Kamalaben Chotubhai
District	Valsad
KVK District	KVK, Ambheti (NGO) ,Taluka-Kaprada,Dist-Valsad
Address	Mu.Po. Kaanjanchod Valsaad Valsad Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	396050

PAS_1	"Control of rodent pests in rice cultivation" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318378432_Control_of_rodent_pests_in_rice_cultivation
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Ghats And Coastal Plain, Hot Humi-per humid eco region (19): North Sahyadris and Konkan Coast, hot, humid eco-subregion(19.1), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and hills region ( XIII ) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Gujarat Heavy Rainfall area (GJ-1)
Other Community Practices	http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/ericeproduction/PDF_&_Docs/Control_of_rice_insect_pests.pdf
Practice ID	DTP0010000002865
Reference	valsad/96/2
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/374
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	396050