Detail:

To control aphids in Indian beans crop, husk of Indian beans (Dolichos lablab) is spread all around the field and then brunt. Aphids are destroyed due to the fumes of this husk. This is traditional method of controlling aphids in Indian beans in this area.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: BajanbhaiKolghubhaiAapari
Agro-Ecological Zone: South Gujarat Heavy Rainfall area (GJ-1)
Address: Mu. Amarjari, Po. ChaudhaVasanda Valsad Gujarat
District: Ahmedabad
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 396580

Crop: Indian Beans
Crop Family: Fabaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Lablab purpureus)
Crop Vernacular Name: kaṭhōḷa
Formulation: Husk of Indian beans (Dolichos lablab)
Ingredients: Husk of Indian beans (Dolichos lablab)

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PAS 1:

"Botanical repellents and pesticides are now being rediscovered as new tools for integrated pest management in order to reduce the use of toxic chemicals in crop production. Canavaliagladiata and Dolichos lablab are two Fabaceae very well adapted to farmlands of El Salvador, effective as living barriers and mostly as cover crops, however, they are not yet very well disseminated. This document describes the potential for using the liquid extracts and the dry flour of raw seeds of those plants for economic benefit and practical convenience for pest management in Salvadorian agriculture under field conditions. Seed extracts were useful when applied to the foliage to repel white flies (Aleyrodidae spp.) at the dose of 10% v/v; the repellent effect lasted approximately up to 8 days. The flour produced from the ground seeds were effective for preventing infections of (Meloidogyne spp.) and (Phyllophaga spp.), when mixed with soil prior to transplant; the beneficial effect lasted for about one month. [Antigua, Carretera & Ana, San & California, America & Carlos, Roberto & Martinez, Martinez & Martínez, Carlos & Martinez Martinez, Carlos., 2019). Canavaliagladiata and Dolichos lablab extracts for sustainable pest biocontrol and plant nutrition improvement in El Salvador. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies. 7. 86-93."
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333430501_Canavalia_gladiata_and_Dolichos_lablab_extracts_for_sustainable_pest_biocontrol_and_plant_nutrition_improvement_in_El_Salvador