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Loksarvani
(Gujarati version of Honey Bee)
SRISTI, P O Box No. 15050
Ambawadi, Ahmedabad - 380015, Gujarat
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Mint stores, Bajra Cures |
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22409 Heliothis control in cotton
Harubhai Dadbhai Gohil
Village Pachhchhegam Taluka Vallabhipur, District Bhavnagar
Farmers of the village Pachhchhegam have found an inexpensive solution for heliothis control. According to Harubhai (76), who exclusively grows cotton on his 100 bigha land; about 8-10 kg of bajra flour, one kg each of neemgiloi (Tinospora cordifolia (Thunb.) Miers), neem bark and water are soaked together in a mud pot. The mixture is placed inside a dunghill for ten days to ferment. It is then seived through a jute cloth for a couple of times and sprayed using 500gm in 15 litres pump. The spraying can be again carried out after a week if needed.
A neem oil trader had shared this practice with him about 13 years back. He has yet not tried it on Bt cotton. On being asked about the results of a boiled mixture, he said that boiling will reduce the bitterness of the mixture. But fermentation sustains it.
Scout: Mukesh Sonara
Use of pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides) flour and sour buttermilk along with some other ingredients is reported for control of many pests (Mohapatra et al., 2009.IJTK, 8 (2), 218-224).Tinospora cordifolia has been reported for the pest control in organic farming system (Chidambaram et al., 2011. Parasitol Res 109 (1): 185-194).
(See HB 2(1): 14-15; 3(3&4): 3; 6(1): 13; 8(1): 20-21; 9(1): 16; 9(3): 10, 15; 10(1): 13; 10(3): 13; 11(1): 15; 11(3): 10; 12(2): 9, 12(4): 9, for more information regarding the control of Heliothis spp.)
22410 Mamejwa use for grain storage
Namliyabhai Kaljibhai Rathva
Village Sursi, Taluka Chhota Udaipur, District Dahod
In tribal areas, farmers use different methods to store grains. Namliyabhai uses an interesting practice for storing maize, wheat and pearl millet. He mixes 500 g dried mamejwa (Enicostemma littorale) leaves in 20 kg grains and stores it in barrels or handmade earthen pots. This prevents the grains from rotting and protects them from pests. This practice has been in use for generations in his family.
Scout: Chetan Patel
Mamejwa (Enicostemma littorale) is reported for insect poisoning (Sankaranarayanan et al., 2010. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 4(12):1089-1101) and antifungal activity (Gopal et al., 2011. IJPI’S Journal of Biotechnology and Biotherapeutics, 1(2): 24-30).
See HB 4(2&3):10, 1993; 11(4) & 12(1): 27; 2000-2001; 11(4) & 12(1): 28; 2000-2001; 8(3):12, 1997; 6(3):10, 1995; 7(3):10, 1996; 10(4): 14, 1999 for other methods for grain storage.
22411 Groundnut storage
Meramanbhai Nagera
Village Ghudwadar
Taluka Vanthali, District Junagadh
Groundnut attracts fungus, flies and pests. For the safe storage, Meramanbhai dries them for a couple of days and then adds half kg of fresh or dried mint leaves in about 20 kg of groundnut and stores them in a barrel or jute sack.
Scout: Hema Patel
Antimicrobial activity of mint is reported. Drying before storage is a recommended process to reduce moisture content. (Pramila et al.; Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 6(2), 331-335)
22412 Growth promoter for tomato
Pratapbhai Nathabhai Dantani
Aluva, Post Granbharati, Taluka Mansa, District Gandhinagar
Pratapbhai uses the ash of anghedo (Achyranthes aspera L.) and neem leaves to promote tomato plant growth. He chanced upon this practice about 20 years back when he used to grow tomatoes on the river bed during the dry season. He had removed the ‘anghedo’ plants during weeding and thought of burning them to get rid of the litter. Later when he scattered the ash on the tomato field he observed how tomatoes started showing good signs of growth. Vegetable crops are grown in the dried river beds between the months of November to June.
He used 40 kg of anghedo plants and eight to ten kg of neem leaves are dried and burnt for one bigha land. Pratapbhai did not share this practice with anyone. Others in his village expressed ignorance on being asked if they know about this practice. Even Pratapbhai has discontinued growing tomatoes for the last five years.
Scout: Mukesh Chauhan
Both leaves and kernels of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Jussieu) are known for controlling insects in cotton and its ash having higher contents of minerals composition which enhance plant growth. (Mukund Joshi, 2007, Natural Way to Sustainable Pest Control, sans Synthetic Pesticides, 1 (6), P-4). Achyranthes aspera is used as a botanical growth promoter and pest control formulation in various crops under field condition (http://ncof.dacnet.nic.in/Training_manuals/Training_manuals_in_English/Prod_Technology_of_Organic_Inputs.pdf )
22413 Flower shedding
Sunilbhai Ramanbhai Patel
Dagjipur, Taluka Umreth, District Anand
Flower shedding in vegetable crops affects the production. To combat this problem, Sunilbhai uses alfalfa (Medicago sativa), cow urine and buttermilk.
He chops ten kg of alfalfa grass and mixes it in water. This is left to ferment for a fortnight. After sieving through a cloth, 400 gm of fermented liquid is added to ten litres of water with 300 ml cow urine and 300 gm sour buttermilk. This is sprayed on vegetable crops and it helps in reducing flower shedding.
For a bigha of vegetable crops, seven to eight rounds of spraying is required. Spraying should be done in the morning and evening. This also controls the sucking pest. Many villagers know and practice this method.
Scout: Narendra Rathwa
Medicago sativa is a legume and serves as nutrition supplement in plant (Sulieman and Schulze, 2010. J Plant Physiol. 167(9):683-692), so supply essential nutrient to avoid flower shedding.
22414 Larvae (ghodiaeayal) control
Vishnubhai Narsinghbhai Patel
Village Harkhji na muvada, Taluka Dahegam, District Gandhinagar
Larval pests cause a lot of damage to branches and leaves. They lay eggs and excrete, infect and restrict growth by biting and eating the new tender leaves. Flowers and fruits are also destroyed by caterpillars. Vishnubhai uses Lantana camara to get rid of ghodiaeayal (larval pest). In ten litres of water, one kg each of Calotropis sp. and Lantana camara is mixed and boiled till it turns into half the original quantity. This is sieved and mixed in 15 litres. Spraying 500 ml of this every alternate day helps control the caterpillar infestation.
Scout: Narsinh Parmar
Lantana camarahas been used to control various pests and possesses high antifeedant activity (Murugesan and Murugesh, 2009. Journal of Biopesticides, 2(1), 60-63). Insecticidal properties of Calotropis sp phytochemicals have been tested against various pests. It contains tannins, terpenes, alkaloids, saponins which are effective against the insects (Abdel and Mozini. Pak J Biol Sci. 2007 15;10 (24), 4467-72)
22415 Sucking pest control in Cotton
Rameshbhai Karsanbhai Chawda
Village Mevasa, Taluka Bhanvad, District Jamnagar
Sucking pest hinders the growth of cotton crops. The effort, hard work and cost to the farmer go to waste. Rameshbhai uses cow urine, cactus and aloe vera to combat this problem. Aloe vera (10 kg) and cactus (10kg) are chopped and soaked to ferment in 50 l cow urine for ten days. A litre of this mixture is sieved and mixed with 15 l water. This should be sprayed every ten days (early morning and late evening) on both the top and bottom surface of the crop to control the sucking pest. This application has no side effects on either humans or animals.
Scout: Jayantibhai Chavda
Aloe vera has insect repellant, anti fungal, anti viral and anti bacterial properties (http://www.desertharvest.com/physicians/documents/142-0.pdf). Cow urine is used to control the insect problem in organic farming (Proctor P. http://www.biodynamics.in/Cotton_p.htm). Leaves of Opuntia plants are reported to have insecticidal properties and mode of activity is contact action (Singh and Chandra. Caspian J. Env. Sci. 2005, 3 (1), 1-8). |
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Honey Bee 22(4) & 23(1) 42-43, 2012 |
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