Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Protecting Cotton Crop
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Category | Crop Production |
| Crop | Cotton |
| Crop Family | Malvaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Gossypium spp.) |
| Vernacular Name | Kapas |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | custard apple (Annona squamosa), leaf, water |
| Details of Innovation | Vasrambhai Zalawadia of Gujarat uses the leaf of custard apple (Annona squamosa) to protect cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) crop from worms, insects, and parasites. Vasrambhai Zalawadia first takes three-kilo green and tender leaves of custard apple (Annona squamosa) and boils the leaves in 20 glasses of water. The boiling is continued until one-third of the water evaporates. After cooling, a pump is filled with 100 milliliters of this solution and sprayed on the crop. While spraying, it should be ensured that the spray covers the entire crop to maximize the benefit. This practice has been in use for a year now. Because of this spray, small worms and parasites, which attack the cotton crop, will die within three days. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Vasrambhai Jerajbhai Zalawadia |
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| City / District | Bhavnagar |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Address | Sanosara Shihora Bhavnagar Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 364240 |
| PAS_1 | "Insect pest management in cotton."https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/agriculture/plants/crops-pastures/broadacre-field-crops/insect-pest-management-specific-crops/insect-pest-management-cotton |
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| PAS_2 | "Use of Bt for the management of heliothis in cotton."http://www.insidecotton.com/xmlui/handle/1/2744 |
| 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 | "Heliothis virescens and Bt cotton in the United States."https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22892654/ |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000001185 |
| Reference | Junagadh-95/4 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/617 |
| Reference | Junagadh-95/4 |
| Scout | HBN |