Gin Trash Treatment System to Destroy Pink Bollworm from Cotton Ginneries

Description and Salient Features : 

Pink bollworm is a dreaded pest that adversely affects cotton yield, fibre quality and thus income of farmers and ginners. Cotton ginneries are observed as one of the source for reintroduction of pink bollworm (PBW). Hence, a gin trash treatment system was developed to destroy and to break down life cycle and prevent dissemination of pink bollworm (PBW) from ginneries to neighborhood cotton fields and prevent damage to cotton crop in subsequent season.  Gin trash treatment system to destroy pink bollworm comprises of centrifugal trash fan, cyclone and compactor. 

Salient Features: 

• System comprises of centrifugal trash fan, cyclone, ducting and compactor
• Capacity: 2.5 tons of trash per hour
• Mortality rate of PBW larva and pupae: 100%
• Power: 21 HP

Stakeholders : Cotton ginning industries and machinery manufactures  

Benefit to Stakeholders : 

• 100% mortality rate of PBW larva and pupae
• Break downs life cycle and prevent dissemination of pink bollworm 
• (PBW) from ginneries to neighbourhood cotton fields
• Import substitute 
• Gin trash treatment system is recommended for installation in cotton ginneries 
• Successful elimination of pink bollworm would help cotton producers to grow cotton profitably by increasing yields and reducing chemical inputs and preserving fibre quality. 
• Likely favourable economic impact would be Rs. 3500 per acre. 
• Export potential in cotton growing countries

Cost : Rs. 10 lakhs

Status of commercialisation : 

Technology is licensed to M/s. Bajaj Steel Industries Ltd., Nagpur for commercial scale production and marketing. 

M/s Bajaj Steel Industries Ltd., Plot C-108, M.I.D.C. Industrial Area, Hingna, Nagpur -440016 (M.S.) 

Email:bsi@bajajngp.com, mks1@bajaj.com

Phone: 07104 238101