Detail:

Pethabhai Patel of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, says that some farmers in his district grow rows of cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) or sunhemp (Crotalaria juncea) along the boundary of the field where a crop is sown to avoid infestation by the hairy catterpillar. Pethabhai Patel of Kamboi village of Banaskantha, Gujarat, says that some farmers in his district grow two to three rows of cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) or sunhemp (Crotalaria juncea) along the entire periphery of the field where a crop is sown to avoid infestation by the larvae of Gujarat hairy catterpillar.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Pethabhai Vihabhai Patel
Agro-Ecological Zone: North Gujarat zone and North -West (GJ-4, GJ-5)
Address: Kamboi, Shihori, Banaskantha
District: Banaskantha
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 385550

Crop: Clusterbean, Sunhemp
Crop Family: Fabaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.), (Crotalaria juncea)
Crop Vernacular Name: Guar, Gavar, Gawar San, Sunn, Shan
Formulation: Two to three rows of clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) or sunhemp (Crotalaria juncea) along the entire periphery of the field
Ingredients: Cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) or sunhemp (Crotalaria juncea)

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