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Laljibhai Veljibhai Paghdar, |
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Vill: Nani Parbadi, Tal : Dhoraji, |
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Rajkot |
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Control of Larval pest in castor |
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Approximately 0.5 to 1 kg of bajra flour is mixed with 15 litres of water in an airtight container. This container is kept inside the manure pit for 20 days. Thereafter, the suspension, filtered through a cotton cloth, is used as insecticide (25ml in 12-15 litres of water). Two sprays at the interval of a week, help in controlling the green larval pest in castor. The pest had appeared in Laljibhai’s field after 40-50 days of sowing (end of the September). This larva, a voracious feeder, eats away the entire green part of leaf and later attacks midribs and the tender infloresence as well. It also migrates to the other crops. Earlier, Laljibhai used chemical insecti-cides, but under the influence of Swadyay Parivar (a religious movement), he began to turn to traditional practices. He learned about this practice from a member of Swadyay Parivar who told him that Charaksanhita was the source of the practice. (This is a widely prevailing tradi-tional practice in other parts of Gujarat. Sometimes, farmer dust old flour of bajra on cumin crop to control the powdery mildew and other diseases. Usually, bajra flour becomes unfit for consumption after six to seven days, because of rancidity caused by fungal growth. :Ed.)
Laljibhai is an innovative farmer, has seven hectares of land and two bullocks, two cows and one buffalo. He regularly visits Vruksh Mandir (a site where prayers are held by the followers of Swadyay Pariwar) and meets many farmers every day. He has great interest in traditional practices of farming which, he believes, are eco-friendly. |
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee, 6(2):14, 1995 |
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Gunvantbhai A Mehta, Extension officer, Dhoraji and Dilip D Koradia. |
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6205 |
