Detail:

Brilliant gardenia (Gardenia resinifera) is also called as "jangali champo" in the forest area of Dang and Chhota Udaipur. This plant is 3 to 6 ft in height and bears white coloured fragrant flowers in the month of October. Fruit setting starts during the month of December and lasts up to the month of February. Seeds are light green in colour. About 150-250 g brilliant gardenia seeds and 100 g ocher are crushed and added to 1 L of water. This mixture is smeared on the trunk of mango (Mangifera indica) up to 2 to 3 ft height from ground level. This has a repellant action, resulting in termite control.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Bhikhubhai G Patel
Address: Pardi
District: Valsad
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 396001

Crop Family: Rubiaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Gardenia resinifera)
Crop Vernacular Name: Dekamali, Brilliant Gardenia, Cambi resin tree
Formulation: Apprpx. 150 to 250 gm. brilliant gardenia seeds and 100 g ocher are crushed and added to 1 L of water.
Ingredients: Seeds of brilliant gardenia (Gardenia resinifera), "ocher"

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PAS 1:

"Use of ocher and brilliant gardenia (Gardenia resinifera) for termite control. Brilliant gardenia (Gardenia resinifera) is also called as "jangali champo" in the forest area of Dang and Chhota Udaipur. This plant is 3 to 6 ft in height and bears white coloured fragrant flowers in the month of October. Fruit setting starts during the month of December and lasts up to the month of February. Seeds are light green in colour. About 150 to 250 g brilliant gardenia seeds and 100 g ocher are crushed and added to 1 L of water. This mixture is smeared on the trunk of mango (Mangifera indica) up to 2 to 3 ft height from ground level."
https://mangifera.res.in/innovation.php?page=5 (Dated 5/5/2020)