Practice Name:

A Festoon of Teak Leaves

Details
Category	Crop Pest & Disease Management
Crop
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	The leaves of teak (Tectona grandis) or Bastard teak (Butea monosperma) and a string.
Details of Innovation	Bhils farmers use teak leaves to scare the birds away. They tie the leaves of teak (Tectona grandis or Bastard teak (Butea monosperma) to a string to make a festoon of dry leaves. This festoon is connected by another string at a mid-point. A man sits on a machan or raised platform and jerks the string. Such a device is called a halan. The noise produced by the dry leaves keeps the birds at bay. Yet another system practised by the Bhils is the use of metallic bells, which are locally called tokra instead of leaves.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Bhils from Rajasthan
City / District	Udaipur
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Badgaon, Distt. Udaipur-313001
Address	Udaipur, Rajasthan
Languages Spoken	Marwari/Hindi
Vocation	Farming
State	Rajasthan
PIN Code	313004

PAS_1	https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/forestry/forest_Timber%20teak.html
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Northern Plain (And Central Highlands) Including Aravallis, Hot Semi-Arid Eco-Region (4.2) Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Central Plateau & Hills Region (VIII) Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Sub Humid Southern Plain Zone (RJ-7)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	KNW0010000001174
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/841
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN