Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Effigies for Crop Protection
| Details | |
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| Category | Crop pest and disease management |
| Crop | Cumin |
| Crop Family | Umbellifers |
| Scientific Name | (Cuminum cyminum) |
| Vernacular Name | Jeera, Jeeru, Jeere |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | |
| Details of Innovation | Wild animals infest standing crops at night and cause extensive damage in farms. Wild ass causes much damage in the North Gujarat region and Rajasthan. If in the winter wheat and cumin crops are damaged, in the summer it is millet and sorghum. To control the animal menace , Engarbhai Hajaraji Panchal suggests the erection of man-like effigies in farms at regular distances. The effigies can be made out of stuffed old gunny bags, holding sticks and stumps to boot. Once the effigies are erected, four to five per farm, wild animals stop their visitations. Eventually, wild animal infestation is stopped, provided farmers keep up their vigil. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Bhamarseng Ankhji Parmer |
|---|---|
| District | Jalor |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Keshwana, Distt. Jalore-343 001 |
| Address | mu Mugtheda po Mugthela Aburoad Jalor Rajasthan |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Rajasthan |
| PIN Code | 343001 |
| PAS_1 | "An excellent method to ward off wild animals." https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/An-excellent-method-to-ward-off-wild-animals/article16874770.ece |
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| PAS_2 | |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathiawar Peninsula, Hot Arid Eco-Region (2.3), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Western Dry Region (XIV), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Transitional Plain of Luni Basin Zone (RJ-4) |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000001688 |
| Reference | Zalor-96/7 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/580 |
| State | Rajasthan |
| PIN Code | 343001 |