Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Heliothis in Groundnut
| Details | |
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| Category | Crop Production |
| Crop | Groundnut |
| Crop Family | Fabaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Arachis hypogaea) |
| Vernacular Name | peanuts, mufali, china badam |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Raw salt, water, sprayer, broom |
| Details of Innovation | One kilogram raw salt is grinded to fine powder and diluted in five liters of water for 24 hours as a stock solution. This solution is spread on heliothis-infested groundnut crop with the help of sprayer or broom. This kills all heliothis within three to four hours. This practice is in use for the last 10 years. This practice is economically cheap and has no any side effect. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Harajibhai Bachubhai Kantaria |
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| District | Bhavnagar |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Address | At Bhuteshwar via Ghogha Ghogha Junagadh Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 364110 |
| PAS_1 | "Crop Protection :: Oil Seeds :: Pest of Groundnut."https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/crop_protection/groundnut/crop_prot_crop_insect_oil_ground%20nut_4.html |
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| PAS_2 | "Insect pest management in peanuts."https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/agriculture/plants/crops-pastures/broadacre-field-crops/insect-pest-management-specific-crops/insect-pest-management-peanuts |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7) |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000000961 |
| Reference | Bhavnagar-94/26 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/606 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 364110 |