Detail:

Termite is a international pest, it servives on almost all crops. The termite affected plant wilts, resulting in the economic loss of the farmer. To control this pest, 30 kg of castor (Ricinus communis ) cake and 10 kg stembark of mahua tree are spread per acre of land before tilling. Till the field deeply to uniformly mix the castor cake and stem bark. This brings 60 % control of termites. This is a traditional practice learnt from forefathers.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Mr Vitthalhai Malubhai 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: Ahmedabad
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 365620

Ingredients: stembark of mahua (Madhuca indica) tree, castor (Ricinus communis) cake

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PAS 1:

"Antibiosis and insecticidal properties of Madhuca indica and Bixa orellana against Spodoptera litura Priyanka Bhatt1*, RP Srivastava2 1, 2 Bioactive Plant Natural Product Laboratory, Department of Entomology, G.B.Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India International Journal of Entomology Research."
https://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/2019/vol7issue6/PartP/7-5-207-708.pdf

PAS 2:

"Mahua cake possessed a significant insecticidal and pesticidal activity against phytonematode (Pandey et al., 2003)."
http://ajpp.in/uploaded/p176.pdf