Practice Name:

Controlling heliothis larvae in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea)

Details
Category	Crop Pest and Disease Management
Crop	Groundnut
Crop Family	Fabaceae
Scientific Name	(Arachis hypogaea)
Vernacular Name	peanuts, mufali, china badam
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	"vadagaru", salt, water
Details of Innovation	Harjibhai Bachubhai, a farmer from the Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, says that Heliothis larvae feed on leaves of the crops like groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), gram (Cicer arietinum), and pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides). He adds that pesticides alone are not effective in controlling larvae. Therefore, he crushes "vadagaru" and salt, keeps the ingredients soaked in water in an earthen pot for one night, and sprays this on the groundnut crop the next day. This traditional practice controls Heliothis and is in use by many villagers in this area.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Harajibhai Bachubhai Kantaria
City / 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	Gujarati
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
PAS_2	"SUSTAINABLE ECOFRIENDLY MANAGEMENT POLYPHAGOUS DEFOLIATOR PESTS OF GROUNDNUT: A REVIEW."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/345011483_SUSTAINABLE_ECOFRIENDLY_MANAGEMENT_POLYPHAGOUS_DEFOLIATOR_PESTS_OF_GROUNDNUT_A_REVIEW
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	DTP0010000000831
Reference	Bhavnagar- 94/26
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/719
Reference	Bhavnagar- 94/26
Scout	HBN