Detail:

In order to save the crop from caterpillar attack, the seeds of maize are treated with juice obtained by crushing the leaves of wind killer before sowing. Maize plants raised by the seeds treated in this manner are saved from stem borers attack.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: GhanabhaiChanabhaiChamar
Agro-Ecological Zone: North Gujarat plain (Inclusive of Aravalli range and East Rajasthan Uplands) hot, dry, semi – arid eco-subregion
Address: Chandarani, Himmatnagar, Sabarkantha, Gujarat
District: Sabarkantha
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 383001

Crop: Maize
Crop Family: Poaceae
Crop Scientific Name: Zea mays
Crop Vernacular Name: bhutta, maize, makka, makai
Ingredients: leaves of wind killer

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PAS 1:

"Fruits of `Simta' vine (2-3 kgs.) are cut in to small pieces and mixed with water (10-12 litres) in a container and stirred well. Filtered suspension is sprinkled over the maize crop to control larval insect pest.”
https://honeybee.org/honeybee_detailed.php?ID=1650&page=14&search_case=caterpillar,%20maize

PAS 2:

"Tobacco for pest control in Maize”
https://honeybee.org/honeybee_detailed.php?ID=20155&page=6&search_case=caterpillar,%20maize

PAS 3:

"Screening of Different Groundnut, Aarachishypogaea L. (
Fabaceae: Fabales) Cultivars Against Red Hairy Caterpillar, Amsactaalbistriga W. (
Arctiidae: Lepidoptera) Population in Relation to Leaf Infestation, Physico-morphic Characters, Abiotic Factors and Yield”
http://zsp.com.pk/pdf47/1691-1698%20(25)%20PJZ-2040-14%2016-8-15%20Final%20Paper%20for%20PJZ%2014-06-15.pdf