Practice Name:

Curling in Chilli Crop

Details
Category	Crop Protection
Crop	Chilly
Crop Family	Solanaceae
Scientific Name	(Capsicum annum)
Vernacular Name	Mirch, Lunka, Marchu
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Seeds of soapnut (Sapindus emarginatus), water
Details of Innovation	Sucking pests like aphids, jassids and whitefly are responsible for spreading curling disease in various crops. Due to this disease, leaves of chilli (Capsicum annuum) plant are get curled. To cure this problem, Labhuben Chimanbhai Kotadiya of Keshod taluka, uses 500 g fruits of soapnut (Sapindus emarginatus), which are crushed and added in 15 L of water as a remedy of this problem. After 24 hrs., this solution is stirred well and filtered. This filtrate is then sprayed on the affected chilli (Capsicum annuum) crop. Based on observation taken by Labhuben after 4 days, the new leaves emerge which are diseased free. This practice has been learnt from forefathers.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Labhuben Chimanbhai Kotadiya
City / District	Junagadh
KVK District
Address	Keshod taluka, Junagadh, Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	362640

PAS_1	"Ecofriendly management of chilli leaf curl disease complex through plant products."https://www.phytojournal.com/archives/2019/vol8issue1/PartR/7-6-296-294.pdf
PAS_2	"Ecofriendly pest management practices for leaf curl complex of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289159908_Ecofriendly_pest_management_practices_for_leaf_curl_complex_of_chilli_Capsicum_annuum_L
Agro Ecological Zone
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000006249
Reference	Lok-8(4) Aug.2003, pg.no.5
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1110
Reference	Lok-8(4) Aug.2003, pg.no.5
Scout	HBN