Innovation Detail

Innovation Description

1. For effective control of Prodenia and Heliothis larvae Rajnikantbbhai Patel from Sabar Kantha, Gujarat has developed a formulation named as NEEKUNCHI [neem + Aloe vera + chi (tobacco snuff decoction)], 4 kg Aloe vera sp. (kuwar-patha) + Neem oil 500 ml + tobacco snuff decoction 500ml should be added in 20 lits. of water and boiled for 3 to 4 hours. After that, when the volume of water would decrease to about 5 lits. It should be allowed to become cold and sieved properly. This should be sprayed on cotton, lady's finger (Bhindi) etc. 2. In this method Calotropis sps. are to be grown around the field of crop plants by Rajnikantbhai Patel (from Sabar Kantha, Gujarat) in which the ladybird beetle would take shelter. The Calotropis leaves should be then spread in the field so that the ladybird beetles could easily feed on the sucking pests, as it is a predator of sucking pests. Thus, the sucking pests could be controlled. 3. Rajnikantbhai Patel from Sabar Kantha, Gujarat has suggested some plant, plant parts and extracts to manage certain pests are mentioned below. • The latex of Euphorbia nerifolia can be used to control wilt, rotting and termites in various crop plants like pomegranate, castor, wheat, legumes etc. • The Juice of leaves of Hautana camara, can be used to control white flies. Due to control of these flies, wilt in cotton can be controlled, since white flies act as a vector of wilt. In this process only the apical leaves are utilized. • The extract of Jatropha can be used for the control of sucking pests. • Salvadora loeoides can be used for the control of powdery mildew. • Nicotiana tobacum powder is used to control prodenia. • Farming of organic wheat rice and potato organic control of Spodoptera in organic potato farming.