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Spodoptera and Heliothis in Crop

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Category	Crop Production
Crop	okara , castor , cotton , tobacco, chick pea , pegion pea , Indian bean .
Crop Family	okara : Mallows castor : Spurges cotton : Mallows tobacco: Nightshade chick pea: Legumes pegion pea: Legumes Indian bean : Legumes
Scientific Name	okara : Abelmoschus esculentus castor : Ricinus communis cotton : Gossypium tobacco: Nicotiana chick pea: Cicer arietinum pegion pea: Cajanus cajan Indian bean :Lablab purpureus
Vernacular Name	okara : bhindi castor : Palma Christi cotton : rui, kapas tobacco: tamaku chick pea: kabuli chana pegion pea: tuver Indian bean :
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis), oil of neem (Azadirachta indica), powder of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), powder of soap nut (Sapindus emarginatus), garlic (Allium sativum), asafoetida (Ferula asafoetida), water
Details of Innovation	Spodoptera and heliothis frequently afflict different crops. They consume leaves, fruits and cause extensive damage to the crops. Many control measures are used for spodoptera in okara (Abelmoschus esculentus</i), castor (Ricinus communis), cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) and vegetable crops while, heliothis in chick pea (Cicer arietinum), pegion pea (Cajanus cajan) and Indian bean (Dolichos lablab). To cure this problem, four kilogram aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis), 500 ml oil of neem (Azadirachta indica), 500 g powder of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) are boiled with 20 L water for 3 to 4 hours. This mixture is boiled till 5 L remains in the container. Thereafter, 50 g powder of soap nut (Sapindus emarginatus) is added and the mixture is strained. After cooling, 100 to150 ml mixture is added in 15 L capacity pump and then sprayed on the affected crop. This treatment provides 80 to 90 per cent control of heliothis and spodoptera larvae. (Nekuchi formula) Ne: Neem (Azadirachta indica) : used as pesticide Ku: (Aloe barbadensis) used as substance chi: tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) powder used as pesticide. More Keywords : powder, garlic, (Allium sativum), asafoetida, (Ferula asafoetida), control, Sabarkantha

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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Rajnibhai Keshabhai Patel
District	Surendranagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520
Address	Mu Modasa Surendranagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	383315

PAS_1	"Put a thin layer, about 1 1/2 centimetres, of fresh neem leaves in the bottom of whatever container you use to store grain. On top of that, put a layer of sun-dried grain about 30 centimetres thick. Then put in another thin layer of neem, and on top of that another 30 centimetres of grain. Keep on alternating a thin layer of neem leaves with a thicker layer of grain up to the top of the container. Then close it up. Your grain will be safe from insects." [Neem Protects Stored Grain, G. Venkataramani, Agricultural Correspondent, The Hindu, Kasturi Buildings, Anna Salai, Madras ‑ 600 002, INDIA.] http://scripts.farmradio.fm/radio-resource-packs/package-29/neem-protects-stored-grain/#:~:text=Put%20a%20thin%20layer%2C%20about,another%2030%20centimetres%20of%20grain
PAS_2	"Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) has been demonstrated to reduce insect populations in stored products through its toxic and growth-disrupting and other effects on the pests. Grain movement and percussion also help to kill pests in grain. The combination of neem and grain movement on population growth and development of four insect pests is reported in this study. Dried whole neem leaves, neem leaf powder and neem seed kernel oil were combined individually with dried beans and rice in separate experiments, and subjected to varying degrees of gentle grain tumbling. The results showed that the combined treatments were more effective in reducing populations and disturbing growth and development of Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) (Bruchidae), Sitophilus oryzae (Linnaeus) (Curculionidae), Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linnaeus) (Silvanidae) and Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens) (Cucujidae) compared to the untreated control or the neem or tumbling treatments alone. This study demonstrates the potential of a simple, effective and cheap method of protecting stored seed or food grain in small-scale storage for resource-poor farmers who do not have access to sophisticated control methods, entoleters or other mechanical devices for grain protection. [Facknath, S. Combination of neem and physical disturbance for the control of four insect pests of stored products. Int J Trop Insect Sci 26, 16–27 (2006)." https://doi.org/10.1079/IJT200698
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia ( 2.4, 2.3), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North West Zone (GJ-5) North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000002887
Reference	lok(6)1-2, Jan-Apr-2002, Pg No. 5
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/380
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	383315