Practice Name:

Pest Control in Chilli Crop

Details
Category	Crop Pest and Disease Management
Crop	Chilly
Crop Family	Solanaceae
Scientific Name	(Capsicum annum)
Vernacular Name	Mirch, Lunka, Marchu
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	castor (Ricinus communis)
Details of Innovation	Farmer Ambashankar Naribhai from Bhavnagar district of Gujarat has observed that green caterpillars infest chili (Capsicum annuum) crop in monsoon and winter. These pests make cocoons on the leaves of chili plants, causing leaf-curling, thus reducing the yield. Ambashankar cultivates a line of castor (Ricinus communis) plants per 0.25 ha of chili crop along the border to prevent this. Both chili and castor are sown simultaneously. Caterpillars settle on castor plants instead of chili plants, and as castor leaves are poisonous, they die when they eat the leaves. Thus, caterpillar infestation in chili is controlled.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Ambashankerbhai Naribhai Ghoghaliya
City / District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	At Neshwad po Bharoli. Talaja Bhavnagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364150

PAS_1	"Infestation of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) on Bajra, Pennisetum glaucum (L) in Anand district of Gujarat, India."https://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/2020/vol8issue4/PartG/8-3-394-265.pdf
PAS_2	"Biology of Pearl Millet Ear Head Worm, Helicoverpa armigera under Laboratory Condition."https://www.ijcmas.com/7-1-2018/N.N.%20Chauhan,%20et%20al.pdf
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	DTP0010000000808
Reference	Bhavnagar- 94/10
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/712
Reference	Bhavnagar- 94/10
Scout	HBN