Authors : S.B.Juneja (Banerjee)
Page Nos : 119-122
Description :
Botanicals have been used since time immemorial for protection of stored products against common pests. They acts as repellents, antifeedants, toxicants and behave as natural grain protectants by behaving as chemosterilants/reproduction inhibitors or insect growth and development inhibitors. Identification and utilization of folk indigenous knowledge regarding use of different parts of plants for the protection of stored grain from the elderly people of rural and tribal belts helps in bridging the gap between the current scientific and age-old practices. It can be a useful component of an IPM strategy for stored grain pest management. Hence, surveys of particular regions are of utmost importance in exploring new avenues for research in this field. In this paper, some of the identified important indigenous storage practices adopted by the people of the area have been described. Documentation of the information was done by questionnaire method.
