Practice Name:

Control of Worms in Castor Plants

Details
Category	Crop pest and disease management
Crop	Castor
Crop Family	Euphorbiaceae
Scientific Name	(Ricinus communis)
Vernacular Name	Castor
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Sour Buttermilk, Tobacco
Details of Innovation	Use of sour butter milk and tobacco to control worms in castor plants. These insects enter in the core of the plant, eat their way through and damage it. Take 5 litres of 15 days old sour butter milk and add 200 grams tobacco to it. Then let the butter milk decay for some time. Later, strain it through a sieve and keep this solution in a brass vessel only. Take 5 litres of butter milk and 200 grams of tobacco per four vighas of land. Take the above-mentioned medicines and make a solution from them. Spray it over the crop through a pump. The effect of the medicine is seen in two days.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Ghanabhai Khemabhai Chamar
District	Sabarkantha
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, S.D. Agricultural University, Khedbrahma, Taluka- Khedbrahma
Address	Sabarkantha Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	383430

PAS_1	"Insect Pests of Castor (Ricinus communis L) and their Management Strategies."https://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/3255/1/castor%20insect%20pests-crc%20press.pdf
PAS_2	"Castor: Insect Pests Management."https://vikaspedia.igriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-oilseeds/ipm-strategies-for-castor/insect-pests-management
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	DTP0010000001174
Reference	Rajkot-99/2
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/536
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	383430