Detail:

The okra or Lady's finger (Ablemoschus esculentus) plant to control pests in cotton. Lagharabhai Rathod of the Kudhda village in the Chotila taluka of Surendranagar district in Gujarat uses the okra or Lady's finger (Ablemoschus esculentus) plant to control pests in cotton. Rathod grows two to three lines of the Lady's finger plant surrounding the cotton field. Cotton is more susceptible to insect pest like spoted ball worms (Farlas Vitella F), Spodopteralitura, Hellothis armigera, pink ball worm (Platyedra gossypiella Saund) ,jassid(Amarasca biguttula biguttula Isnida) etc. It is believed that these pests prefer the Lady's finger plant more as compared to the cotton plant and attack them first.The pests are controlled by simply eradicating or destroying the Lady's finger plants attacked by insects and pests. Grow two to three lines of the okra or Lady's finger (Ablemoschus esculentus) plant surrounding the cotton field.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Lagharbhai Rathod
Address: Kudhda
District: Chotila,Surendranagar
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 363520

Crop: Cotton
Crop Family: Malvaceae
Crop Scientific Name: Gossipium herbaceum
Crop Vernacular Name: Kapas
Ingredients: The okra or Lady's finger (Ablemoschus esculentus) plant.

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PAS 1:

"Influence of Trap Crop on Yield and Cotton Leafhopper Population and Its Oviposition Preference on Leaves of Different Cotton Varieties/Lines"
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266298413_Influence_of_Trap_Crop_on_Yield_and_Cotton_Leafhopper_Population_and_Its_Oviposition_Preference_on_Leaves_of_Different_Cotton_VarietiesLines

PAS 2:

Application of Trap Cropping as Companion Plants for the Management of Agricultural
Pests: A Review
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327882966_Application_of_Trap_Cropping_as_Companion_Plants_for_the_Management_of_Agricultural_Pests_A_Review/link/5bab42e9a6fdccd3cb734bb3/download