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Mohanbhai Lalabhai Jala |
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At Kalasar, Post Zaravat,Taluka Mahmedabad |
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Dist. Kheda. |
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Gujarat |
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| Title |
Combating aphids in fruits and vegetables. |
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Aphids cause extensive damage to fruits and vegetables, specially during the flowering stages. They suck out the sap from the flowers and cause them to dry up. Mohanbhai Lalabhai Jala uses the tender leaves of kerda (Capparis decidua) to overcome this problem. Five kgs of tender leaves of kerda is boiled in seven litres of water. The mixture is sprayed on the crop three to four times. The mixture is effective, not only against aphids, but also other sucking pests.
Mohanbhai came across this practice when he visited Nashik eight years ago. He has since then been using it in his own fields with good results. |
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee, 16(4):15, 2005 |
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| Call Number |
16407 |
