Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Control of Sucker Insects in Cotton Crop
| Details | |
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| Category | Crop Protection and Disease Management |
| Crop | Cotton |
| Crop Family | Malvaceae |
| Scientific Name | (Gossypium spp.) |
| Vernacular Name | Kapas |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) powder, water |
| Details of Innovation | Sucker insects such as aphids and thrips attack cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) crop anytime within three months from the time the cotton plants start growing. These pests suck vital juice from leaves, flowers, and bolls of cotton. These insects are very small and yellowish, and they thrive in humid and wet weather. As a remedy, 500 g tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) powder or snuff is mixed thoroughly in 2 .5 L water. Then this solution is filled in a pump and sprayed on the crop. In case of severe infestation, the mixture is sprayed once every week. Moreover, a decoction of pungent chillis is also sprayed. The idea of using tobacco came as humans regularly use snuff powder to destroy head-lice in hair. |
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| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Bhikhbai Prabhuckas Mansi |
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| District | Amreli |
| KVK District | Krishi Vgyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Keria Road, Amreli-365 611 |
| Address | Gundaran Lathi Amreli Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farming |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 365430 |
| PAS_1 | "Eco-friendly management of sucking insect pests of Bt cotton."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341119008_Eco-friendly_management_of_sucking_insect_pests_of_Bt_cotton |
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| PAS_2 | "IPM practices for insect pests in Castor."https://vikaspedia.igriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-oilseeds/ipm-strategies-for-castor/integrated-pest-management-in-castor |
| Agro Ecological Zone | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco- Region (5.3) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) ,Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6) South Saurashtra (GJ-7) |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000000449 |
| Reference | Amreli- 95/8 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/676 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 365430 |