Practice Name:

Practice for control of Leaf curl in chilli.

Details
Category	Crop Pest and Disease Management
Crop	Chilly
Crop Family	Solanaceae
Scientific Name	(Capsicum annum)
Vernacular Name	Mirch, Lunka, Marchu
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Use of tobacco snuff (Nicotiana tabacum) and buttermilk
Details of Innovation	The disease of leaf curl is also known locally as kanjaro and dokamaradiyu. This disease is commonly observed in chilli, brinjal and tomato crop. Its severe incidence is known to occur in chilli. Insects/pests suck the sap from the leaves and the tender branches of the crop. As a result, the leaves curl down and form a sort of pipe. The major attack of the disease is observed at about 45 50 days of sowing of the crop. More than 40 per cent of the villagers have been using this practice for the past 20 years.The practice is followed by more than 40 per cent of the villagers.Initially villagers used to spray butter milk and bajara flour. But then they came to know about the insecticidal property of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) an started to follow the practice of using tobacco snuff. There is no care or rules to follow while implementing this practice.There is no other similar practice prevalent in the nearby/surrounding villages.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Karsanbhai Boghabhai Dihora
City / District	Amreli
KVK District	Krishi Vgyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Keria Road, Amreli-365 611
Address	dedkadi Savarkundla Bhavnagar Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364515

PAS_1	"Ecofriendly management of leaf curl disease of chilli through botanical bio-pesticides."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317400430_Ecofriendly_management_of_leaf_curl_disease_of_chilli_through_botanical_bio-pesticides
PAS_2	"Ecofriendly management of chilli leaf curl disease complex through plant products."https://www.phytojournal.com/archives/2019/vol8issue1/PartR/7-6-296-294.pdf
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	DTP0010000001327
Reference	Bhavnagar-96/9
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/775
Reference	Bhavnagar-96/9
Scout	HBN