Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Insect Control in Cotton
| Details | |
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| Category | Crop pest and disease management |
| Crop | Cotton |
| Crop Family | Malvaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Gossypium spp.) |
| Vernacular Name | Kapas |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Marigold (Tagetes Erecta), Cotton Gossypium Hirsutum |
| Details of Innovation | Kantibhai Patel tries to gain control over green and larvae of other pests on the cotton Gossypium hirsutum crop by inter-cropping the cotton crop with that of marigold (Tagetes erecta). Kantibhai adopts intercropping in two ways: By raising marigolds on the four corners of the cotton field and by growing marigold plants along with cotton in the ratio of 1:10. As cotton and marigolds grow, the larvae are attracted more by the marigold plants than cotton. Aphids and other juice-sucking insects are also attracted by marigolds. Thus, Kantibhai gains control on almost 80 per cent of the cotton crop. The efficacy of the practice is proven by the difference between cotton crop when grown by the intercropping method and the cotton crop without it. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Kanthibhai Jasinghbhai Patel |
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| District | Sabarkantha |
| KVK District | Krushi Vigyan Kendra, S.D. Agricultural University, Khedbrahma, Taluka- Khedbrahma |
| Address | Mu Pates Na mavada po santhava Bayad Sabarkantha Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 383325 |
| PAS_1 | "Insect pest management in cotton."https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/agriculture/plants/crops-pastures/broadacre-field-crops/insect-pest-management-specific-crops/insect-pest-management-cotton |
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| PAS_2 | "MANAGEMENT OF INSECT PESTS OF COTTON."https://www.bighaat.com/blogs/kb/management-of-insect-pests-of-cotton |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) North Gujarat plain (Inclusive of Aravalli range and East Rajasthan Uplands) hot, dry, semi – arid eco-subregion (4.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat Agroclimatic zone (GJ-4) |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000001172 |
| Reference | Rajkot-99/2 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/534 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 383325 |