Practice Name:

Controlling Wilt Disease in Maize

Details
Category	Crop pest and disease management
Crop	Maize
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Zea mays)
Vernacular Name	bhutta, maize, makka, makai
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Castor (Ricinus Communis), Oil, Groundnut (Arachis Hypogaea) Seed, Water
Details of Innovation	To prevent wilt disease in the maize (Zea mays) crop, hundred gram oil cake of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is to be mixed with 10-litres of water. Then 100 gram castor (Ricinus communis) oil is added to this mixture. This oily mixture is then sprayed on the corn crop. This controls wilting. The benefit of the spray can be seen within 30 days. The crop becomes greener and yields more. Besides, there will be no recurrence of wilting.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Dhirabhai Dahyabhai Patel
District	Rajkot
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Dry Farming Research Station, Targhadia (RAJKOT)-360003
Address	Makhavad Lodika Rajkot Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	360035

PAS_1	"Economic Solution for Late Wilt Disease of Corn."http://www.israelagri.com/?CategoryID=484&ArticleID=1699
PAS_2	"INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PACKAGE FOR MAIZE."https://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Maize.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	"Eco-friendly management of wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.Sp. Ciceri in chickpea."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285743845_Eco-friendly_management_of_wilt_caused_by_Fusarium_oxysporum_fSp_Ciceri_in_chickpea
Practice ID	DTP0010000001136
Reference	Rajkot-99/2
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/515
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	360035