Practice Name:

Insect-Pests Control in Banana

Details
Category	Crop Production
Crop	Banana
Crop Family	Musaceae
Scientific Name	(Musa paradisica)
Vernacular Name	Kela
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Shell, Conch
Details of Innovation	A decoction is prepared from powder of shell and conch. About 150 gram of this decoction is applied to soil around banana (Musa paradisiacal) plant. This treatment controls the root infestation by insect-pests and growth of plant is normalized.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	P. Vivekunandan
District
KVK District
Address	Tamil Nadu
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Tamil Nadu
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PAS_1	"The seedlings which appear before blossoming are destroyed. Only those which come after the sufficent maturation of the banana bunch are permitted to grow.” https://honeybee.org/honeybee_detailed.php?ID=7205&page=2&search_case=pest%20control%20banana
PAS_2	"Microbial control, using entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes tend to be more promising. Effective strains of microbial agents are known but economic mass production and delivery systems need further development.” https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1023330900707
Agro Ecological Zone
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000002615
Reference	lok (2) 6, Dec-1997, Pg No. 8
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/417
State	Tamil Nadu
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