Control of downy mildew in bottle gourd

23/03/2019Posted on
  • Water soaked lesions appear on under surface of leaf lamina.
  • Angular spots appear on upper surface similar to water-soaked lesions.
  • Lesions appear first on the older croton leaves and progressively on the younger leaves.
  • As the lesions expand, they may remain yellow or become dry and brown.
  • Affected vines do not set fruit properly.
  • Plucking and destroy of affected leaves.
  • Use resistant cultivars.
  • Crop rotation and sanitation reduces the severity of the disease.
  • Spray with Mancozeb 75% WP @ 350-400 gm/acre or Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 200-250 gm/ acre.

Like and share with other farmers by clicking on button below.

Share

Flower Promotion in bottle gourd

22/03/2019Posted on
  • The flowering stage is most important in bottle gourd.
  • The flowering play a vital role in the production of bottle gourd.
  • We can promote flowering and takes high yield through given below products.
  • Spray homobrassinolide 0.04% W/w 100-120 ml/acre.
  • Apply seaweed extract 180-200 ml./acre.
  • Use multi-micro nutrients 300 gm/acre.
  • Spray 2 gm/acre gibberellic acid.

Like and share with other farmers by clicking on button below

Share

Control of red pumpkin beetle in bottle gourd

14/03/2019Posted on
  • Avoid showing alternate host plants like cucumber, ridge gourd, sponge gourd, round gourd etc. near the bottle gourd field.
  • Destroy the remains of the old crop.
  • In the early stage of the crop, if the insect appears, hold it by hand and destroy it.
  • Spray the crop with Cypermethrin 25% EC 150 ml/acre +Dimethoat 30% EC 300 ml /acre or Carbaryl 50% WP 400 gm/acre at fortnight intervals starting from 25 days after sowing to control the pest.
  • Spraying with Dichlorvos (DDVP) 76% EC @ 250-350 ml/acre gives satisfactory control of the pest.

Like and share with other farmers by clicking on button below

Share

Control of White fly in bottle gourd

13/03/2019Posted on
  • Nymphs are oval, scale-like and greenish-white in colour.
  • Adults are 1 mm long, covered completely with a white waxy bloom.  
  • Nymphs and adults suck the cell sap from the leaves.
  • The affected leaves curl and dry.
  • The affected plants show stunted growth.
  • Whiteflies are also responsible for transmitting yellow vein mosaic virus or leaf curl disease.
  • Soil application of Carbofuran 3% GR 8 kg/acre at the time of sowing.  
  • Spray Dimethoate 30% EC @ 250 gram/acre at fortnightly interval.
  • Pesticide spraying should be changed at every 15 days interval.

Like and share with other farmers by clicking on button below

Share

Management of fruit fly in bottle gourd

11/02/2019Posted on
  • The maggot burrows into the fruits and sucks the sap.
  • Infested fruits decay and drop.
  • The fly mainly prefers tender fruits for egg laying.
  • Ovipositional punctures caused by adults also cause injury on fruits and fruit juices oozes out.
  • Collect and destroy infested fruits.
  • To prevent egg laying, fly traps(pheromone trap) can be set up in the field with 1% Methyl Eugenol or Citronella oil or Vinegar or Dextrose or Acetic acid or Lactic acid.
  • Cover developing fruits with paper or polythene cover immediately after anthesis pollination.
  • Maize plants grown in rows at a distance of 8-10 cm in cucurbit field is effective as flies rest on such tall plants.
  • Soil incorporation of Carbaryl 10 % dust can be made in fruit fly endemic areas.
  • Deep ploughing to expose hibernating stages.
  • spray dichlorvos 76% EC 250 to 500ml /acer

Like and share with other farmers by clicking on button below.

Share

Control of sucking pest in Bottle gourd by neem-based products

11/02/2019Posted on
  • Neem oils are most effective against small, soft-bodied insects and mites that are immobile or slow-moving such as thrips, aphids, scales, leafhopper nymphs, and whiteflies.
  • Apply neem cake@ 40 kg/ acre at sowing and after 30 days.
  • Spray PNSPE (4%) or neem/Pongamia soap ( 8-10 gm/liter of water) at 10 days interval.

Like and share with other farmers by clicking on button below

Share

Control of gummy stem blight in bottle gourd

09/02/2019Posted on
  • In this disease, there is an infection in all the parts except the root of the plant.
  • Early symptoms: Yellowness/greenness is seen on the edges of the leaves of the plant, and the surface filled with spots appear.
  • The wound is formed on the stem of the plant that is infected with this disease, from which the red-brown, black-colored gummy substance is released.
  • On the string, brown spots become black spots which later go to the wound.
  • In bottle gourd seeds have medium-brown, dark spots.

Management:-

  • Choose healthy seeds.
  • Inspect transplantation and uproot the infected plants and leave the farm out of the field.
  • On the appearance of illness, immediately spray chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 350gm / acre or tebuconazole 25.9% EC @ 200 ml / acre solution.

Like and share with other farmers by clicking on button below

Share

Alternaria leaf blight control in bottle gourd

08/02/2019Posted on
  • Yellow spots appear on leaves which turn brown and finally turn black on aging. 
  • They usually start from margins and produce concentric rings.  
  • Severely affected vines look like burnt charcoal.
  • Adopt clean cultivation and crop rotation cultural practices are adopted for prevention of disease. 
  • Spray Mancozeb 75% WP @ 400 gram/acre or hexaconazole 5% SC @ 300 ml/acre at 10-15 days intervals.
  • Spray chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 300 gram/acre at 10 days intervals.  

Like and share with other farmers by clicking on button below

Share

Management of mosaic virus in bottle gourd

08/02/2019Posted on

Plants go fully dry. Foliage is covered in distinctive yellow mosaic. Leaves of plant curl downwards and leaf size smaller than normal. Fruits become distorted and are small in size. Transmitted by aphids.

Management–

  • Removing weeds and diseased plants from fields can reduce the chance of infection.
  • The use of resistance variety in another way some farmers control virus spread.
  • Vector control by using systemic insecticide- Imidacloprid (17.8% SL) @ 100-120 ml/acre or Acephate (75% SP) @ 140-200 g /acre.                   

Like and share with other farmers by clicking on button below

Share

Collar rot control in bottle gourd

07/02/2019Posted on
  • Dark brown water-soaked lesions and girdling at the base of stem occurs. Finally, the entire plant to rot and die.
  • Cottony white mycelium in the surface of the infected tissue occurs with advanced infections.
  • Affected plants can be easily uprooted but the lower part of the root usually remains in soil.
  • Treat the seed with Carbendazim 50% WP @ 2.5  gm/kg of seed before sowing.
  • Drench vine with Mancozeb 63% + Carbendazim 12% WP @ 400 gm/acre or thiophanate methyl 70% WP @ 300 gm/acre are recommended for control.
  • Previous crop residues should be buried deep.

Like and share with other farmers by clicking on button below

Share