Innovation Detail

Innovation Description

Mr. Henry Louis from Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu has developed an eco-friendly and very effective herbal pesticide to control pest of coconut plant.
Targeted pest:  Coconut Pests
Targeted crop: Coconut 
Ingredients:  Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers (Kolingi), Vitex negundo L.(Notchi) , Azadirachta indica A.Juss. , Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi, Curcuma longa L.(Turmeric ), Allium sativum L., Lantana camara L., Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don, Senna auriculata (L.) Roxb., Annona squamosa L.
Methodology:  Take  whole plant of Kolingi and Cassia auriculata, Leaves of each Notchi, Lantana, c, Millettia pinnata, Annona squamosa, Neem, rhizome of Turmeric and bulb of Garlic (Allium sativum). Mix all and grind to extract juice. Use 10-15 ml of this stock per liter of water to spray on the plants. 



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Kumar, P., Sundaravadivelan, C., Kumar, D. V., & Babu, A. (2016). Enhanced Acaricidal Activity of Senna auriculata and Ocimum tenuiflorum Extracts with the Addition of Adjuvant against Red Spider Mite, Oligonychus coffeae Nietner (Acarina: Tetranychidae) Infesting Tea. Journal of tea science research, 6.

Perumalsamy, H., Jang, M. J., Kim, J. R., Kadarkarai, M., & Ahn, Y. J. (2015). Larvicidal activity and possible mode of action of four flavonoids and two fatty acids identified in Millettia pinnata seed toward three mosquito species. Parasites & vectors, 8(1), 237.

Singh, D., Mehta, S. S., Neoliya, N. K., Shukla, Y. N., & Mishra, M. (2003). New possible insect growth regulators from Catharanthus roseus. Current science, 84(9), 1184-1186.