Detail:

Ash is obtained after burning the entire tree or wood of the arjuna tree (Terminalia arjuna). This ash is applied on the affected field crop. The treatment saves the field crop in a week of the problem.Aphid attack the standing crop of sorghum (Sorghum vulgare), paddy (Oryza sativa) and vegetable plants and vine. It damages the leaves, flowers and stem of the plant and gets the food gradually by sucking the sap. It remain stuck to the plant, damages the crop and thus plant becomes unproductive. To treat this problem, ash is obtained after burning the entire tree or wood of the Arjuna tree (Terminalia arjuna). This ash is applied on the affected field crop. The treatment saves the field crop in a week of the problem. Mode of Action - The ash gets into the wings and mouth part of the aphids, as a result the working capacity of aphid diminishes.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Virajibhai Dasrathabhai Tadvi
Agro-Ecological Zone: South Gujarat Zone (GJ-2)
Address: Mu.Po. Ambavadi Dediyapada Narmada
District: Ahmedabad
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 393041

Crop: Sorghum and Paddy Crop
Crop Family: Poaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Sorghum bicolor), (Oryza sativa)
Crop Vernacular Name: Jawar, Chara, Yanwal, Juvaar and Chkokha, Rice, Dangar
Formulation: Sprinkal
Ingredients: Ash of arjuna tree (Terminalia arjuna)

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PAS 1:

"LABORATORY INVESTIGATION OF TERMINALIA ARJUAND TRACHYSPERMUM ROXBURGHIANUM AGAINST GROUNDNUT PEST, HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA - T. arjuna and T. roxburghianum plant methanol extract used as the integral pest management studies of the groundnut pest, H. armigera".
https://innovareacademics.in/journals/index.php/ajpcr/article/view/13039