[Digestion] Info request on "Pest Repellent property of dilute slurry"

[Eric Buysman]

Dear Chanakya,

 

You may find this attachment interesting. In Cambodia they mix bio-slurry
with a number of plants (tobacco, chili etc), then let it ferment for a
couple of weeks before applying it as botanical herbicide. Farmers report
that it works just as good or even better than chemical pesticides.

 

Regarding the reduction of pest. In our latest survey we asked that question
(n=165) and 8% said no difference, 12% said no pests anymore and 76%
reported experiencing less pests after applying bio-slurry.

 

Next year I plan to study this in a bit more detail. 

 

Hope this is of use,

 

Cheers,

 

Eric

 

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From: Hoysall Chanakya <chanakya at astra.iisc.ernet.in>
To: For Discussion of Anaerobic Digestion
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Sent: Monday, 6 May 2013, 19:21
Subject: [Digestion] Info request on "Pest Repellent property of dilute
slurry"


Dear List users,
I would be grateful if any of you could forward me any information of
'personal experience' or 'published information' on "pest repellent"
properties of dilute or filtered biogas slurry on agricultural and
horticultural crops.  This will be used to convince a few policy makers to
push the case of Biogas plants.
Regards
Chanakya

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Dr. Hoysall Chanakya
Centre for Sustainable Technologies
(Assoc. Faculty at Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transport and
Urban Planning (CiSTUP) and Centre for Contemporary Studies)
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012
ph 91-80-2293 3046; fax-91 80 2360 0683


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