Detail:

To kick out red insects from the paddy crop, Mohanbhai Zala uses tannery water. The tanner in fact uses leaves and branches of ankda(Calotropis procere) and aval(Cassia montana) for buffing /tanning leather. The tanner puts the herbal solution in a tank for his own use. The same solution is required to rid the paddy crop of red insects. This leather-treated tank water is taken and sprayed on the paddy crop at the rate of seven to eight litres per acre. The spraying has to be done only once on the crop. This practice controls about 70% insects. Most farmers in Kheda district use this practice for their paddy crop.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Mohanbhai Lalabhai Zala
Agro-Ecological Zone: Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco-Region (5.2) Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and hill region (XIII) Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Agro Climatic zone(GJ-3), North Gujarat Zone GJ-4
Address: Mu. Ingrola, Babra, Amreli
District: Amreli
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 365620

Crop: Rice
Crop Family: Poaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Oryza sativa)
Crop Vernacular Name: Paddy, Rice, Chavall, Bhaat
Formulation: The tanner in fact uses leaves and branches of "ankda" (<i>Calotropis procera</i>) and "aval" (<i>Cassia montana</i>) for buffing /tanning leather. The tanner puts the "herbal" solution in a tank for his own use. The same solution is required to rid the paddy crop of red insects.
Ingredients: Cassia montana leaves, branches of Calotropis procera and leather- treated (tannery) water

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PAS 1:

"Insecticidal activity of Calotropis procera extracted groups on some biochemical aspects of the house fly, Musca domestica vicina (
Diptera: Muscadae)"
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273631530_Insecticidal_activity_of_Calotropis_procera_extracted_groups_on_ some_biochemical_aspects_of_the_house_fly_Musca_domestica_vicina_Diptera_Muscadae

PAS 2:

"Calotropis procera and Annona
squamosa: Potential Alternatives to Chemical Pesticides"
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272759176_Calotropis_procera_and_Annona_squamosa_Potential_Alternatives _to_Chemical_Pesticides