Control Of Wilt Disease
About the Practice
Smear the seeds of gram with kerosene oil before sowing Samratbhai Lakhabhai Savadiya from the Enjar village in the Halvad taluka in Surendranagar district in Gujarat controls Murchhai as local name of wilt disease of gram with the help of Kerosene.This disease is locally known as Murchhai. Savadiya smears seeds of gram with kerosene oil before sowing, to avoid Murchhai. Farmers believe that this also helps in germination of the seeds.
About the Innovator
Agro-Ecological Zone: North West Zone (GJ-5), North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
Address: Enjar, Halvad, Surendranagar
District: Surendranagar
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 363330
Practice Details
Crop: Chickpea
Crop Family: Fabaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Cicer arietinum)
Crop Vernacular Name: Garbanzo Bean, Indian Pea, Ceci Bean, Bengal Gram, Chana, Kadale Kaalu, Sanaga Pappu, And Shimbra.
Formulation: Kerosene
Ingredients: Kerosene
PAS 1:
"Biological and chemical seed treatment against lentil wilt [1999] De, R.K.; Chaudhary, R.G. (Indian Inst. of Pulses Research, Kanpur (India)); - A field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of seed treatment using fungicide alone or in combination with different biocontrol agents against wilt disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lentis in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) varieties PDL 2 and Sehore 74-3 in 1995/96 and 1996/97 seasons, respectively. Bacillus subtilis plus carboxin (Vitavax) showed 66 percent wilt control and 145 percent increase in yield, whereas in separate combinations with Gliocladium virens, Trichoderma harzianum, or T. viride, they reduced wilt incidence by 79 percent and increased yield by 140, 224 and 241 percent, respectively, in PDL 2. Pseudomonas fluorescens combined with T. viride and carboxin (Vitavax) decreased wilt incidence by 65 percent and increased yield by 229 percent in 1995/96 season. In Sehore 74-3, carbendazim (Bavistin) exhibited both maximum wilt control (56 percent) and increase in yield (92 percent). Carboxin (Vitavax) gave 39 percent wilt control. Kerosene oil reduced wilt by 31-46 percent and increased yield by 48-52 percent in 1996/97 season. It also reduced seed germination by 16-17 percent."
https://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=QV1999000162
"Third-Generation Pesticides Carroll M. Williams - kerosene to coat the ponds, arsenate of lead to poison the pests that chew, nicotine and rotenone for the pests that suck"
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=kerosene+as+pesticides&btnG=&oq=kerosene+as+pestici
"Insecticidal Efficacy of SABRUKA Formulations as Protectants of Cowpea Against Field Pests - Kerosene is a product of petroleum refinery and is used in homes for cooking and heating. ... Kerosene-soap-water emulsion has been reported as a contact insecticide for piercing and sucking insects"
https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=je.2006.130.135
"Kerosene As An Insecticide" -
https://chestofbooks.com/gardening-horticulture/American/Kerosene-As-An-Insecticide.html