Detail:

To save the tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) crop from infestation, use 3 kg flowers of mahua (Madhuca indica) for 0.24 ha of land. The flowers of mahua are spread uniformly in the field of tobacco crop in the evening hours. The flowers are dry in the morning time and become swell and wet at night due to the presence of moisture. Due to the smell of mahua flowers, the surface grasshopper gets away from the tobacco field. The infestation of surface grass hopper is seen in the tobacco crop.The leaves are mostly consumed by the surface grass hopper.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Pratapbhai Galabbhai Solanki
Agro-Ecological Zone: Middle Gujarat Agroclimatic Zone (GJ-3)
Address: Mu.Po. Vakaneda, Savali, Vadodara
District: Ahmedabad
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 391774

Crop: Tobacco
Crop Family: Solanaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Nicotiana tabacum)
Crop Vernacular Name: Tamku, Mizo, Tambaku
Formulation: Use 3 kg flowers of mahua (Madhuca indica) for 0.24 ha of land. The flowers of mahua are spread uniformly in the field of tobacco crop in the evening hours. The flowers are dry in the morning time and become swell and wet at night due to the presence of moisture. It is a traditional practice learnt from forefathers.
Ingredients: flowers of mahua (Madhuca indica)

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PAS 1:

"Potential Applications of Mahua (Madhuca indica) Biomass" -
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257792403_Potential_Applications_of_Mahua_Madhuca_indica_Biomass

PAS 2:

"Soil improver, soil reclamation and erosion control Though not a legume, mahua develops mycorrhizal associations able to fix atmospheric N. Its extensive superficial root system binds the soil and limits erosion. In India, mahua was used in soil reclamation on hard lateritic soils. Fallen leaves on the soil provide organic matter but they do not break down as easily compared to teak leaves or Shorea robusta leaves (Bargali et al., 2015; Manna et al., 2004). Mahua seed cake is used as a fertilizer and to control root-knot nematode (Orwa et al., 2009; Yadav et al., 2005)."
https://www.feedipedia.org/node/131

PAS 3:

"Indian farmers used a variety of plant products and extracts for pest control. The most commonly used botanicals are neem (Azadirachta indica), pongamia (Pongamia glabra) and manhua (Madhuca indica). Neem seed kernel extract (2 to 5%) has been found effective against several pests including cutworm, plant hopper, leafhoppers, tobacco caterpillar, several species of aphids and mites. Mahua seed kernel extract (5%) is effective against sawfly (Athalia lugnes proxima) and others. Root extracts of Targets or Asparagus work as a nematicide for plant parasitic nematodes. Similarly, leaft extracts of many higher plants can inhibit a number of fungal pathogens". -
https://www.indiaagronet.com/tomato/resources/16/16center.htm