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Neem soap and Pongamia soap for agriculture use
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| Application / Use: | The soaps prepared from neem oil and pongamia oils respectively and are in concentrate from. These have to be diluted with water (10 g/litre) and sprayed on plants to control insect pests just like insecticides. The soap sprays can be used as a substitute for synthetic insecticides and can be used as a component of IPM in many vegetable crops and as organic input. | |
| Input Needed: | Contact IIHR or P.N. Krishna Moorthy, Indian Institute of Horticultural research, Hessaraghatta Lake post, Bangalore-560089. E. mail: pnkm@iihr.ernet.in, pnkpadar@yahoo.com | |
| Output Capacity: | 100 kg per day with 2 drums of 200 lt.capacity for preparing soap | |
| Specific Benefits: | Organic input and production of pesticide free vegetables. | |
| Unit Cost: | Rs. 5000 (cost of drums, buckets, power balance) for a unit for producing 100 kg per day. (Cost of production will be 50-65/kg ) | |
| Description: | ||
| Developed By: | P.N. Krishna Moorthy, Indian Institute of Horticultural research, Hessaraghatta Lake post, Bangalore-560089. E. mail: pnkm@iihr.ernet.in, pnkpadar@yahoo.com | |
| Contact Person: | Director, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessarghatta Lake, Bangalore-560 089, Tel: 080-28466420-24 (ext. 200); Fax: 080-28466291; email: director@iihr.ernet.in | |
| Institute: | IIHR, Bangalore | |