Practice Name:

A Pest Controller which is also used as a Bio-fertilizer

Details
Category	Soil Management
Crop	Sugarcane
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Saccharum officinarum)
Vernacular Name	Shardi
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Azotobacter (name of bacterial culture),Trichoderma viridis, jaggery and decayed manure.
Details of Innovation	Farmer uses a mixture of Azotobacter (name of bacterial culture),Trichoderma viridis and jaggery to prepare a pesticide for sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum). Sugarcane is prone to the attack of pests. Farmer mixes four kilogrammes of Azotobacter , two kilogrammes of Trichoderma viridis and one kilogramme of jaggery and prepares a solution. This solution is also used as a bio-fertilizer, apart from controlling pests. Farmer mixes the solution with decayed manure consisting of sufficient moisture, to enhance the storage life of this bio-fertilizer. The solution should be stored away from sunlight, in a shaded place.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	R Sundara Raman
City / District	Erode
KVK District	MYRADA (Mysore Resettlement and Development Agency) KVK, Gobichettipalayam
Address	district - Erode, Tamil Nadu
Languages Spoken	Tamil
Vocation	Farming
State	Tamil Nadu
PIN Code	638001

PAS_1	"Handpick the gregarious caterpillars and the cocoons which are found on stem and destroy them in kerosene mixed water." https://www.farmer.gov.in/imagedefault/ipm/Cumin%20%20IPM%20package%20(09-08-2014).pdf
PAS_2	"The Use of Chlorinated Petrol, Petkolin, as a Pesticide" https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04345546909415322?journalCode=ttpm17
Agro Ecological Zone	Eastern Ghats And Tamil Nadu Uplands D, (8.2, 8.3),Southern plateau and hilly region (X),North-Western Zone (TN-2), Western Zone (TN-3)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	KNW0010000001231
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/850
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN