Practice Name:

Bollworm in Cotton

Details
Category	Crop Protection
Crop	Cotton
Crop Family	Malvaceae
Scientific Name	(Gossypium spp.)
Vernacular Name	Kapas
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), water
Details of Innovation	Boil 500 g of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) in 5 L of water for some time. The spray depends upon the intensity of infestation of bollworm from plant to plant in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) crop. This controls the bollworm infestation completely in the cotton crop. The method has been in use from last four years.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Rameshbhai Dharmashibhai Malkiya
City / District	Surendranagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520
Address	Surendranagar ,Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	363520

PAS_1	"Insect pest management in cotton."https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/agriculture/plants/crops-pastures/broadacre-field-crops/insect-pest-management-specific-crops/insect-pest-management-cotton
PAS_2	"Cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera: control by Biorational insecticides."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312588398_Cotton_bollworm_Helicoverpa_armigera_control_by_Biorational_insecticides
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia ( 2.4, 2.3), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North West Zone (GJ-5) North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000003908
Reference	Surendranagar-2001/7
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1072
Reference	Surendranagar-2001/7
Scout	HBN