Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Ridding Lucerne of Aphids
| Details | |
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| Category | Crop pest and disease management |
| Crop | lucerne |
| Crop Family | Fabaceae |
| Scientific Name | Medicago sativa |
| Vernacular Name | Rajko |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Branches Of Crown Flower (Calotropis Procera) |
| Details of Innovation | During the very cold days of the winter, aphid attack may occur on lucerne (Medicago sativa). Aphids are black coloured, small pests. These can be so effective that if the grass infested by aphids is consumed by animals, they may suffer from stupor. To treat the pest, Karnabhai Patel keeps three to four flowered stems or branches of the crown flower (Calotropis procera) at the watering point in the field. As water flows, it gives out a smell. This suffocates the aphids who fall down from the lucerne plants and die. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Karnabhai Jethabhai petal. |
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| District | Mehsana |
| KVK District | Ganpat University,Kherva Dist: Mehsana |
| Address | Mu Gothva te Math Visnagar Mahesana Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 384315 |
| PAS_1 | "Biology and trophic interactions of lucerne aphids."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259389964_Biology_and_trophic_interactions_of_lucerne_aphids |
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| PAS_2 | |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Northern Plain (and Central Highlands) In (4.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat zone (GJ-4) |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000001645 |
| Reference | Jalod-96/14 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/578 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 384315 |