Technologies

Agricultural Sciences

Title:	Development and promotion of local fungal strains of tea ecosystem for the management of tea pathogens and insect pests with special reference to Darjeeling: An Innovative Non Chemical Approach
Area:	Agricultural Sciences
Focus Area:	Agriculture and Plant Sciences, Climate resilient agriculture
Status:	Commercialized
Social Benefits:	75-85 lakhs sales of tea pest-related pesticides. Export licence has also been obtained for Beauveria and registration in Kenya is being carried out.
Developing Agency:	TRA-Nagarkatta and Varsha BioSciences, Saidabad, Hyderabad,
Technology Readiness Index:	TRL-9

Brief Description

Description :

Three bio-pesticide formulations having the active ingredients of Trichoderma asperellum 2%SL, Beauveria bassiana 5%SL and Metarhizium anisopliae 5%SL. They proved to effectively control insect pests like mites and tea mosquito bugs, and diseases like die back and branch canker.