About the Practice
Detail:

An effective insecticide for areca from kasaraka or Poison nut (Strychnosnuxvomica) and coconut water .PurushottamaRao from the Hassan district of Karnataka prepares a special and effective insecticide from kasaraka or Poison nut (Strychnosnuxvomica) and coconut water. He mixes the paste prepared out of Poison nut fruits and tender coconut water in equal proportions and uses it as insecticide on areca nut and other crops. Amorphophalus bubblier are also grown in areca plantation to prevent viral diseases. Mix the paste prepared out of kasaraka or Poison nut (Strychnosnuxvomica) fruits and tender coconut water in equal proportions and use it as insecticide on areca nut and other crops. Grow Amorphophalus bubblier in areca plantation to prevent viral diseases.Mix the paste prepared out of kasaraka or Poison nut (Strychnosnuxvomica) fruits and tender coconut water in equal proportions and use it as insecticide on areca nut and other crops. Grow Amorphophalus bubblier in areca plantation to prevent viral diseases.


About the Innovator

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Purushottama Rao
Agro-Ecological Zone: Western Ghats And Coastal Plain, Hot Humid region
Address:
District: Hassan
State: Karnataka
PIN Code 573201

Practice Details

Crop: Arecanut
Crop Family: Anacardiaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Areca catechu)
Crop Vernacular Name: Sopari
Ingredients: The fruits of kasaraka or Poison nut (Strychnosnuxvomica), coconut water and Amorphophalus bubblier.


PAS 1:

"Coconut water uses, composition and
properties: a review Alexia PRADES1*, Manuel DORNIER1,2, Nafissatou DIOP3, Jean-Pierre PAIN4.(2011). Coconut water uses, composition and
properties: a review Fruits, 2012, vol. 67, p. 87–107."
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/231969159_Coconut_water_uses_composition_and_properties_A_review

PAS 2:


http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/4490/1/NPR%208%283%29%20256-261.pdf



GIAN Reference: GIAN/UAL/730 - Practice ID: KNW0010000000853

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