Practice Name:

Heliothis in Groundnut and Castor Crop

Details
Category	Crop pest and disease management
Crop	Groundnut
Crop Family	Fabaceae
Scientific Name	Arachis hypogaea
Vernacular Name	peanuts, mufali, china badam
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Flour Of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum Typhoides), Water
Details of Innovation	Heliothis is green in colour and frequently afflicts the crop. It consumes the leaves and fruits and causes extensive damage to the crop. To control heliothis infestation, use 500 g flour of pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides), which is mixed in 15 L water. This mixture is stored for 20 days in the fresh dung heap. The prepared mixture is filtered. In 15 L of water, 10 ml mixture is added and sprinkled on the affected groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) and castor (Ricinus communis) crop. This treatment effectively controls the heliothis infestation. It is a traditional method learnt from forefathers and has been in use from the last 10 years.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Laljibhai Veljibhai Pavdar
District	Rajkot
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Dry Farming Research Station, Targhadia (RAJKOT)-360003
Address	Nani parabdi Dhoraji Rajkot Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	360410

PAS_1	"Intercropping for management of insect pests of castor, Ricinus communis, in the semi–arid tropics of India ."https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/288308911.pdf
PAS_2	"IPM in Groundnut."https://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Groundnut.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathiawar Peninsula, Hot Arid Eco-Region (2.4) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000000764
Reference	Bhavnagar- 97/1 & Bhavnagar-97/2
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/493
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	360410