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The juice of peeled onions to protect the maize crop from the attack of grasshoppers, striga and leaf curl disease. ChagganbhaiZinabhaiRathod from the Panchmahal district in Gujarat sprays the juice of onions on the maize crop to prevent the attack of grasshoppers, parasites such as striga and disease like leaf curl virus in the monsoon season. Painted grasshopper pests attack the maize crop in its early stage. Parasites such as striga and disease like leaf curl virus also attack the leaves and ear causing great damage. Generally these pests attack the crop during the monsoon. Rathod extracts the juice of two to three kilogrammes of peeled onions . He dilutes the juice and sprays it on one bigha (0.24 hectatres) field to control these pests.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Chhaganbhaizinabhairathod
Agro-Ecological Zone: Madhya Bharat plateau Western Malwa plateau, Eastern Gujarat plain, Vindhyan and Satpura range and Narmada Valley hot, moist semi-arid eco-subregion (5.2)
Address:
District: Panchmahal
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 389001

Crop: Maize
Crop Family: Poaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Zea mays)
Crop Vernacular Name: Makai
Formulation: Extract the juice of 2 to 3 kg of peeled onions . Dilute the juice and spray it on one bigha (0.24 hectatres) field.
Ingredients: The juice of peeled onions

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