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Dahayabhai K Katara |
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Scouted by Ajmal Kumar N. Damor. |
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Dist. Dungarpur. |
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Practices |
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Kala Tapka (Black Spot) Disease in Turmeric |
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During the winters, turmeric plants develop dark spots on the branches, which retard their growth. This disease is called ‘Kala tapka’. To treat 0.40 ha land Dhanabhai takes a tractor-trolley (six to seven quintals) full of castor cakes and 100 kg of Karanj(Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre) leaves. He irrigates the field after spreading these. After the field dries, he ploughs it twice and then sows the turmeric. Such treatment prevents the Kala tapka disease as well as termite attack on the turmeric plants. The yield is also comparatively better. Dahayabhai learnt this technique from his grandfather Kababhai.
Black spot disease is caused by fungus. Castor is reported to have anti-fungal property (Khan M. R.; Ndaalio, G.; Nkunya, M. H. H.; and Wevers H. (1978): Studies on the rationale of African traditional medicine: Preliminary screening of medicinal plants for anti-gonococci activity, Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 21 (5/6):189-192). Pongamia pinnata is also known for its antifungal properties (Bhakuni, D. S.; Goel, A. K.; Jain, S.; Mehrotra, B. N.; Patnaik, G. K. and Prakash, V. (1988): Screening of Indian Plants for Biological Activity, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, U.P., India, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 26 (11): 883-904). |
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee 19(3): 14, 2008 |
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19305 |
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