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Thyammal of Tamil Nadu has prepared a herbal pesticide from agave,neem (Azadirachta indica) yettikottai (Strychnos nux-vomica) and cakes of pongamia (Pongamia pinnata) to control the pests and treat the diseases of cotton and kanakambaram(Barleria spp). Thyammal, a farmer in village Sorakkapatti, in district Dharampuri of Tamil Nadu, has devised a novel natural remedy to control pests and diseases in cotton and kanakambaram (Barleria spp), an ornametal flowering crop. Thyammal takes the leaves of agave, neem (Azadirachta indica), Yettikottai (Strychnos nux-vomica), and cakes of pongamia (Pongamia pinnata), which he pulverizes together, and soaks the mixture in cattle urine. He then dilutes the resultant solution in water in the ratio 1:8 and sprays the cotton and kanakambaram for effective control against the pests and diseases that affect these crops. Thyammal takes the leaves of agave, neem Azadirachta indica),Yettikottai (Strychnos nux-vomica), and cakes of pongamia (Pongamia pinnata), and pulverizes these together to form a mixture which he soaks in cattle urine. He dilutes the resultant solution in water in the ratio 1:8 and then sprays the cotton and kanakambaram (Barleria spp) crops for effective control against pests and diseases.Caution This is a natural and effective dual remedy used to control both pests as well as disease

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Thyammal
Agro-Ecological Zone: Tamil Nadu uplands and plains, hot moist semiarid eco-subregion (8.3)
Address: Sorakkapatti
District: Ahmedabad
State: Tamil Nadu
PIN Code 636701

Crop: Cotton
Crop Family: Malvaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Gossypium herbaceum)
Crop Vernacular Name: Kapas
Ingredients: Agave leaves, neem (Azadirachta indica), yettikottai (Strychnos nux-vomica), cakes of pongamia (Pongamia pinnata), cattle urine, water

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