- Cucurbit crops are planted in large quantities during the summer season.
- Harsh sunlight due to summer causes ‘sun stretching’ in the fruits of these crops.
- This greatly affects the quality of the crop.
- To avoid this problem, farmers should cover the fruits of the crop with grass
- Apart from this, regular irrigation should be done on the crop.
- Regular irrigation keeps the soil at optimum temperature.
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