Practice Name:

Controlling Crab Attack in Paddy

Details
Category	Water Management
Crop	Paddy
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Oryza sativa)
Vernacular Name	Rice
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	The flowers of khakhra or Bastard teak (Butea monosperma).
Details of Innovation	The she-crab takes rest in its abode from the month of November, and it comes out only after the first rain. It also brings along the young ones and leaves them in shallow waters in the farm. The crabs damage the crop more in the initial days of the monsoon than before and after the transplantation of the paddy saplings. They snip off the paddy stem near the surface of the ground. The crabs also cause damage by making multiple holes in small earthen bunds of the plots. The bunds may be breached and the water may not stay steady in the plots. Farmer uses the flowers of khakhra or Bastard teak (Butea monosperma) to prevent the damage by crabs. He crushes the flowers of Bastard teak and allows them to dry. The crab-holes in the bunds are covered and blocked with the powder of the flowers. According to the farmer, the results can be seen within 12 to 24 hours. He has been successfully using this method for the last 10 to 12 years.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Lakhukhbhai Jaglabhai Gamit
City / District	Valsad
KVK District	KVK, Ambheti (NGO) ,Taluka-Kaprada,Dist-Valsad
Address	Valsad, Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	396001

PAS_1	"Flower: monospermoside (butein 3-e-d-glucoside) and isomonospermoside, chalkiness’, aureoles, flavonoids (palasitrin, prunetin) and steroids, triterpene, butein, butin, isobutrin, coreopsin, isocoreopsin (butin 7-glucoside), sulphurein, "[https://www.pharmatutor.org/articles/butea-monosperma-traditional-medicinal-plant-overview]
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Ghats And Coastal Plain, Hot Humi-per humid eco region (19): North Sahyadris and Konkan Coast, hot, humid eco-subregion(19.1), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and hills region ( XIII ) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Gujarat Heavy Rainfall area (GJ-1)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	KNW0010000001147
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/834
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN