Detail:

Pest like fox attacks the matured crop of ground nut (Arachis hypogea) and damages the crop. To keep check on this menace, pieces of leather are kept in pots and the pots are placed at the corners of field to prevent the attack of fox. Use the pots having narrow mouth. Place four such pots daily night at four corners of field and one at the center of field. The practice prevented the crop from fox attack without keeping any security for it. This is traditional method practiced for last 100 year. About 30% of the people of this area use this practice.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator:
Address: Mu. Ingrola, Babra, Amreli
District: Amreli
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 365620

Crop: Ground nut
Crop Family: Legumes
Crop Scientific Name: (Arachis hypogaea)
Crop Vernacular Name: Groundnuts, earthnuts, goober peas, monkey nuts, pygmy nuts and pig nuts
Formulation: Use of piece of leather, and mud-pot
Ingredients: small pieces of leather, mud-pots

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