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Farmer Bhagwanbhai Ghori, of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat, devised a novel remedy to rid his cabbage crop of the green caterpillar menace. Brief Small green caterpillars with white fur, Heliothis armigera, are a menace to the cabbage crop. They damage the crop by consuming the leaves and fruits Bhagwanbhai Ghori of Bhavnagar uses ketaki(Agave americana) and chilli to control caterpillars in cabbage crop. Ketaki leaves are beaten on a rock a couple of times and then packed in a plastic packet. The packet is squeezed to get the juice from the leaves. About 200 grams of juice is mixed with a fistful of dry red chilli powder. A glass of water is added to this mixture. The mixture is stirred and further diluted in 14 litres of water. This is filled in a spray pump and then sprayed on the cabbage crop.One spray pump full of this liquid is prescribed for half a vigha of land. Ghori says that even human skin would itch if it came in contact with ketaki juice. The skin of the caterpillar being more delicate than that of humans, and there being the added punch of chilli powder, the liquid is quick to take effect. He has been using this method for the last seven years. The ketaki (Agave americana) leaves are beaten on a rock two or three times, then packed in a plastic packet, which is then squeezed to extract the juice from the leaves. About 200 grams of the extracted juice is mixed with a fistful of dry red chilli powder, and a glass of water added to this mixture. The mixture is then stirred and further diluted in 14 litres of water. The solution is filled in a spray pump and then sprayed on the cabbage crop One spray pump full of this liquid is prescribed for half a vigha of land. According to Ghori, even human skin would itch if it came in contact with the ketaki juice and, the skin of the caterpillar being more delicate than that of humans, and there being the added punch of chilli powder, the liquid is quick to take effect with regard to the caterpillar According to Bhagwanbhai Ghori, even human skin would itch if it came in contact with the ketaki (Agave americana) juice and, the skin of the caterpillar being more delicate than that of humans, and there being the added punch of the dry red chilli powder, the liquid is quick to take effect with regard to the caterpillar.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Bhagwanbhai Aambabhai Ghori
Agro-Ecological Zone: Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1)
Address: Bhavnagar
District: Bhavnagar
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 364001

Crop: Cabbage
Crop Family: Brassicaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Formulation: One spray pump full of this liquid is prescribed for half a vigha of land. Ghori says that even human skin would itch if it came in contact with ketaki juice. The skin of the caterpillar being more delicate than that of humans, and there being the added punch of chilli powder, the liquid is quick to take effect. He has been using this method for the last seven years. Detail The ketaki (Agave americana) leaves are beaten on a rock two or three times, then packed in a plastic packet, which is then squeezed to extract the juice from the leaves. About 200 gm of the extracted juice is mixed with a fistful of dry red chilli powder, and a glass of water added to this mixture. The mixture is then stirred and further diluted in 14 litres of water. The solution is filled in a spray pump and then sprayed on the cabbage crop.
Ingredients: Ketaki (Agave americana), dry red chilli powder, plastic packet, water, spray pump

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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Arun_Debbarma/publication/321998477_Bio-rational_management_of_major_lepidopterous_pests_and_their_influence_on_yield_of_cabbage_crop_under_Manipur_valley/links/5a3cf0f3458515f6b034408f/Bio-rational-management-of-major