Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Control of Termites in Wheat Crop
| Details | |
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| Category | Crop pest and disease management |
| Crop | wheat |
| Crop Family | Poaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Triticum aestivum) |
| Vernacular Name | Gehun |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Donkey urine |
| Details of Innovation | Use of donkey urine to control termites in wheat crop. These termites are small ants which damage the roots of the plant thus stopping its growth.Take earth/mud with donkey's urine. Then, mix it with wheat. Now sow these grains and the termites are controlled. Firstly, take the mud with urine from the place where the donkey has urinated. Then mix that mud with the wheat and begin to sow. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Ghanabhai Khemabhai Chamar |
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| 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 | "Effect of some organic amendaments on termite infestation in wheat."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/291435792_Effect_of_some_organic_amendaments_on_termite_infestation_in_wheat |
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| PAS_2 | "Farmer-Friendly Ways to Control Termites."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268153608_Farmer_Friendly_Ways_to_Control_Termites |
| 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 | DTP0010000001175 |
| Reference | Rajkot-99/2 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/537 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 383430 |