Practice Name:

Control of Heliothis in Groundnut and Castor

Details
Category	Crop pest and disease management
Crop	Groundnut
Crop Family	Fabaceae
Scientific Name	Arachis hypogaea
Vernacular Name	peanuts, mufali, china badam
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Farm Yard Manure, Floor Of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum Typhoides), Water
Details of Innovation	Use of farm yard manure, floor of pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides), and water for control of heliothis in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) and castor (Ricinus communis). Heliothis damage the crops in winter and monsoon season. Its infestation is increased in humid climate. For heliothis control, half-kilogram flour of pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides)is mixed with 15 L of water and collected in container. Thereafter this container is kept in the heap of farm yard manure for 20 days. After 20 days, it is filtered with cloth and 10 ml of this filtrate is mixed in 15 L water capacity pump for spraying. This practice is control heliothis infestation. This practice is learnt from SWADHYAY kendra and is in use for the last three to four years.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Laljibhai Veljibhai Pavdar
District	Rajkot
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Dry Farming Research Station, Targhadia (RAJKOT)-360003
Address	Nani parabdi Dhoraji Rajkot Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	360410

PAS_1	"Intercropping for management of insect pests of castor, Ricinus communis, in the semi–arid tropics of India ."https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/288308911.pdf
PAS_2	"IPM in Groundnut."https://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Groundnut.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
Practice ID	DTP0010000001268
Reference	Bhavnagar-97/2
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/545
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	360410