Detail:

Broadcast the roasted seeds of maize or sorghum, locally known as Dhaani on the field. Approximately five kilogrammes of Dhaani is used. Mahobatsinh Sitaji Rathod from the Kurija village in the Harij taluka in Mehsana district in Gujarat uses the roasted seeds of maize or sorghum to control the damage by the caterpillar Lunkani on the castor crop. The hairy caterpillar (Amsacta sp), locally known as Lunka, causes severe damage to the castor crop during the monsoon season. Rathod broadcasts roasted seeds of maize or sorghum, locally known as <i>Dhaani</i> on the field. Approximately five kilogrammes of Dhaani is used. Thus the caterpillar can be successfully controlled within one week.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Mahobatsinh Sitaji Rathod
Agro-Ecological Zone: North Gujarat zone (GJ-4)
Address: Kurija, Harij, Mehsana
District: Mehsana
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 384240

Crop: Castor
Crop Family: Spurges
Crop Scientific Name: (Ricinus communis)
Crop Vernacular Name: Eranda
Ingredients: The roasted seeds of maize or sorghum, locally known as Dhaani.

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