Detail:

For the control of green caterpillar in the groundnut crop, Govindbhai has developed a mixture of sitafal, neem leaves, water (in which green chillies have been soaked overnight), bitter orayo, and filtrate of biogas available from Bandel. This solution is sprayed on the groundnut crop and provides 70 -80 % protection of crop against the pest

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Govindbhai Desai
Agro-Ecological Zone: South Saurashtra Zone (GJ.7)
Address: Bantia Vanthli Junagadh Gujarat
District: Ahmedabad
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 362610

Crop: Groundnut
Crop Family: Solanaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Arachis hypogaea)
Crop Vernacular Name: Magfali
Ingredients: Of Sitafal, neem leaves, water (in which green chillies have been soaked overnight), bitter Orayo, and filtrate of biogas available from Bandel

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PAS 1:

"Insecticides from Neem - Derivatives of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) have traditionally been used by farmers in Asia and Africa to ward off insect pests of household, agricultural, and medical importance. Unlike ordinary insecticides based on single active ingredients, neem derivatives comprise a complex array of novel compounds which have diverse behavioral and physiological effects on insects. Repellency, feeding and oviposition deterrence, growth and reproduction inhibition, and other effects have been attributed to neem compounds - azadirachtin, salannin, meliantriol, etc. that occur mainly in the seed. However, the complexity of chemical structure of these compounds precludes their synthesis on a practical scale. Therefore, the use of simple formulations of neem derivatives such as leaf or kernel powder or extracts needs to be popularized. Their being safe to nontarget organisms, including humans, make them ideal insecticides. Several azadirachtinrich formulations have already been commercialized for use on nonfood and food crops."
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bk-1989-0387.ch009

PAS 2:

"Insecticides from Neem - Derivatives of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) have traditionally been used by farmers in Asia and Africa to ward off insect pests of household, agricultural, and medical importance. Unlike ordinary insecticides based on single active ingredients, neem derivatives comprise a complex array of novel compounds which have diverse behavioral and physiological effects on insects. Repellency, feeding and oviposition deterrence, growth and reproduction inhibition, and other effects have been attributed to neem compounds - azadirachtin, salannin, meliantriol, etc. that occur mainly in the seed. However, the complexity of chemical structure of these compounds precludes their synthesis on a practical scale. Therefore, the use of simple formulations of neem derivatives such as leaf or kernel powder or extracts needs to be popularized. Their being safe to nontarget organisms, including humans, make them ideal insecticides. Several azadirachtinrich formulations have already been commercialized for use on nonfood and food crops."
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bk-1989-0387.ch009