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| Title: | Indigenous wisdom for the use of Giant weed in disease and pest management |
| Authors: | Srivastava, S K
Attri, B L
Pandey, Hema |
| Keywords: | Indigenous wisdom
Giant weed
Indigenous pest management
Traditional pest management |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.7: C05G3/00, A01M1/00, A01M5/00, A01M31/00, A01N3/00 |
| Abstract: | The Giant weed (Calotropis
procera R Br, family Asclepiadaceae) widely distributed in West Bengal,
Rajasthan, UP, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh is naturalized in the East
and West Indies and Sri Lanka. Calotropis
sp. is being used indigenously in the control of termite, paddy and ginger
pests, stem and root borer, mustard saw fly, red hairy caterpillar, galo
disease, bud necrosis disease, blight disease, various diseases in animals and
poultry. Various microorganisms related to human beings are discussed. |
| Page(s): | 83-86 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.05(1) [January 2006]
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