Practice Name:

Surface Grasshopper in Sorghum

Details
Category	Crop Protection
Crop	Sorghum
Crop Family	Poaceae
Scientific Name	(Sorghum bicolor)
Vernacular Name	Juvar
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	fruits of "chita", water
Details of Innovation	The surface grasshopper feeds away the tender leaves and obstructs the growth and development of crop. To control the infestation of surface grasshopper, 800 g of juice is obtained after crushing the "chita" fruits. In this juice, 10 to 12 L of water is added. This mixture is then sprinkled on the affected sorghum (Sorghum vulgare) crop. Ten to fifteen per cent control is observed by using this practice.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Rajeshbhai Surkiya Vasava
City / District	Bharuch
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Po-Chaswad, Tq.: Valiya, Distt. Bharuch-393131
Address	Bharuch ,Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	392001

PAS_1	"Surface Grasshopper"https://wiki.bugwood.org/HPIPM:Grasshoppers_Sorghum
PAS_2	"AESA BASED IPM PACKAGE SORGHUM."https://farmer.gov.in/imagedefault/ipm/sorghum.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central (Malva ) Highlands, Gujarat Plains and Kathiawar, Peninsula Ecoregion (5.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Gujarat Zone (GJ-2)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000003440
Reference	Bharuch/94/2
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1054
Reference	Bharuch/94/2
Scout	HBN