Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Protecting Corn from Termites
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Category | Crop pest and disease management |
| Crop | Corn |
| Crop Family | Poaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Zea mays) |
| Vernacular Name | Makka, Makai |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | |
| Details of Innovation | Termites frequently attack the winter and summer crop of corn (Zea mays) when it is one month old. As a result, the roots of the corn plants rot. Amaratbhai Zala chops pieces of kharsandi (Guizotica abyssinica) and puts them in the water channel and lets water reach the crop. He recommends 20 to 30 kilograms of kharsandi (Guizotica abyssinica) for each bigha of the crop. He learnt this traditional technique from his father Kalabhai who is no more. Amaratbhai used this technique in 2003. The local farmers at Dhulia Vasana in Kheda district followed him. Their crops, too, were freed of termites. While using this method, Amaratbhai cautions that utmost care be taken because "kharsandi" even when it is diluted by water can damage the eyes. However, the ingredients are handy and the method is economical for protecting the corn crop. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Amrthbahi Kalabhai Zala |
|---|---|
| District | Kheda |
| KVK District | KrishiVignan Kendra, Gujarat Vidyapith, Dethli, District:- Kheda Phone No.02694-291252, e-mail:kvkkheda@gmail.com |
| Address | Dhulivasnapost moti zer Kapadwanj Kheda Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 387620 |
| PAS_1 | "Termite Management in Maize."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271485683_Termite_Management_in_Maize |
|---|---|
| PAS_2 | Termite Control without Chemicals.""https://infonet-biovision.org/sites/default/files/490.hdra_termite.pdf" |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco-Region (5.2) , Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and hill region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Agro Climatic zone(GJ-3), North Gujarat Zone GJ-5 |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000001152 |
| Reference | Rajkot-99/2 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/523 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 387620 |