Practice Name:

Control on Termites in Coconut [Cocos nucifera]


Details
Category Crop Production
Crop Coconut
Crop Family Arecaceae
Scientific Name (Cocos nucifera)
Vernacular Name Nariyeli tree
Scout HBN
Ingredients Aloe vera
Details of Innovation Sow the seeds of aloe vera around the plant of coconut [Cocos nucifera] at a very initial stage of sowing. The farmers of south Gujarat put pieces of dindliya thor [Euphorbia spp.] while sowing trees and plants to avoid destruction caused due to termites. This technique is being experimented scientifically in Gram-bharti and Amrapur this year.

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Innovator / Knowledge Provider V. R. Aicchappan
District Virudunagar
KVK District TNAU-KVK, Regional Research Station Campus, Kovilangulam, Aruppukottai- 626101
Address Reddiapatti,Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu
Languages Spoken
Vocation Farming
State Tamil Nadu
PIN Code 626118

PAS_1 "Anti-termitic Activity of Aqueous Extracts from Saharan Toxic Plants Against (Anacanthotermes ochraceus). All the crude extracts showed significant anti-termitic activity in different doses, and the mortality, among various aqueous extracts were statistically different (p<0.05). The highest termite mortality (50%) was found in leaves extract of (Calotropis procera)." https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=je.2013.207.213
PAS_2 "The Effect of Chili Pepper (Capsicum Annum) As Feasible Pesticides For Crop Production. According to Romano (nd) chili is sharply flavored fruit of a pepper plant that can be experimented as pesticides. Insecticidal chili pepper (capsicum annum) has a potential to diminish the number of termites that destroys furniture or anything made of wood and also other insects pests." https://sectionthejgroup3blog.wordpress.com/2017/03/10/research-proposal-by-april-lyn-paradillo/
Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Region / Sub Region (ICAR) Tamil Nadu uplands and leeward flanks of south Sahyadris, hot, dry semi-arid eco-subregion (8.1), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) East Coast Plains and Hill Region (XI), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Southern zone (TN-5)
Other Community Practices "Farmer Friendly Ways to Control Termites." https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268153608_Farmer_Friendly_Ways_to_Control_Termites
Practice ID DTP0010000002473
Reference First- 1995 Pg No. 12
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/415
State Tamil Nadu
PIN Code 626118