Detail:

Heliothis (Heliothis armigera) pest attacks cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) crop at the time of floweing. It bites the leaves and thereby inhibits the growth of the plant. Juvansinh Rathwa of Vadodara district, Gujarat takes 3 kg neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves per 0.25 ha and boils it in 5 L water till only about 1 to 1.5 L remains in the vessel. He then adds tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) powder and 2 L cow urine in the neem decoction and stirs all the ingredients for half- an-hour till there is froth on the top. He fills this mixture in a pump and sprays it on cotton crop twice in a week. This destoys the worms and controls about 60% of the infestation.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Juvansingh Jamansingh rathava
Agro-Ecological Zone: Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain 5.2 (15 Dm4)Central Kathiawar peninsula, hot dry, Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Agroclimatic Zone (GJ-3)
Address: Mu. Ingrola, Babra, Amreli
District: Amreli
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 365620

Crop: Cotton
Crop Scientific Name: (Gossypium spp.)
Crop Vernacular Name: Kapas
Formulation: 3 kg neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves, 5 L water, (Nicotiana tabacum) powder and 2 L cow urine
Ingredients: Neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves, tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) powder, cow urine

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PAS 1:

"A perspective on management of (Helicoverpa armigera): Transgenic Bt cotton, IPM, and landscapes."(
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309217800_A_perspective_on_management_of_Helicoverpa_armigera_Tr ansgenic_Bt_cotton_IPM_and_landscapes )