Introduction: Botanicals are the pesticides derived from the plant materials. They are very effective in controlling the insect- pest because they possess repellant, knock down, anti-feedant, broad spectrum properties and also they are important because they are less hazardous, biodegradable, and maintain balanced bio-diversity of insect-pest. Use of botanicals is an age old practice where people used to utilize the extracts from the plant parts to control the insects. There are many such examples as use of neem dust to control the stored grain pest, use of various plant extracts like Acorus sps, Melia sps, Acacia sps etc Plant based…
S.N. Common name Nature of plant Local name Scientific name Family Parts used Targeted pest 1 Ginger Herb Aadhuwa Zinziber officinalis Rosaceae Rhizome 2 Stinging nettle Shrub sishnoo Urticia dioica Leaves 3 Justicia Shrub Justicia Justicia gendrussa Leaves 4 Thorn apple Shrub dhaturo Datura stramonium Leaves 5 Hemp Shrub ganja Cacannbis sativa Leaves 6 Cotton Shrub kapas Gossypium hirsutum 7 Neem Tree Neem Azardiracta indica Meliaceae Leaves, seed Rice weevil, grain moth, silverfish, cloth moths 8 Chinaberry Tree Bakaino Melia azerdarch Meliaceae Leaves, seed Locust, army worm, cabbage butterfly, BPH, weevil 9 Turmeric Shrub Beshar Curcuma domestica Zingiberaceae Weevil, flour…
Abstract Sclerotinia sclerotinium is a pathogen that causes White Mold disease in plant. It is cosmopolitan and is one of the most successful pathogen which attacks in almost all stages of plant. Plants susceptible to this pathogen encompass 64 families, 225 genera, and 361 species (Purdy, 1979). S. sclerotiorum on celery is called pink rot because the rotted, watery area that develops on mature celery is usually pinkish in color. During warm and dry soil condition sclerotia directly produces mycelia whereas under favorable condition ascospores are produced. This is air borne disease and also spread by irrigation. Mycelium…
Scientific Name English Name Nepali Name Family Erythrina indica Coral Plant Faledo Fabaceae Bauhinia purpurea Camel Foot plant Tanki Fabaceae Tamarindus indica Tamarind Imili Euphorbiceae Gravellia robusta Silver Oak Kaiyo Plant Proteaceae Atrocarpus heterophyllus jack Fruit Rukh Katahar Moracae Nyctanthus arbutristis Nyctanthus Parijat Oleaceae Murrya paniculata Murrya Kamini Rutaceae Melastoma melabatricum Indian Rhododendron Ageri Melastomaceae Ficus benjamina Banyan tree Shami Moraceae Michelia champcta Chanp Magnoliaceae Garciana magnistana Mangosteen Mangosteen Clusiaceae/ Sapindaceae Leucena leucocephala Epil Epli Epil Leguminoseae Cinnamomum camphora Camphora Kapur Lauraceae Citrus sp Citrus Kagati Rutaceae Atrocarpus heterophyllus jack Fruit Rukh Katahar Moraceae Largerstromia regime Largerstromia Thulo Ashare Lythraceae…
Common Fodder Trees of Nepal Scientific Name Family English Name Nepali Name Brassiopsis hainla Araliaceae Chuletro Chuletro Alnus nepalensis Betulaceae Alder Uttis Garuga pinnata Bursaraceae Garuga Dabdabe Crateva unilocularis Capparaceae Crateva Siplika or Sipligan Terminalia bellirica Combretaceae Barro Barro Terminalia chebula Combretaceae Harro Harro Albizia lebbek Fabaceae Black Siris Kalo Siris Bauhinia longifolia Fabaceae Camel’s Foot Tree Rato Tanki Bauhinia variegata Fabaceae Camel’s Foot Tree Koiralo Erythrina strica/varigata Fabaceae Coral Tree Faledo Leucaena leucocephala Fabaceae Leucaena/ Ipil-Ipil Ipil-Ipil Tamarindus indica Fabaceae Tamarind Imali Celtis autralis Fagaceae European Nettle Wood Khauri Quercus semecarpifolia Fagaceae Khasru Khasru Litsea polyantha Lauraceae Litsea Kutmero…
