Bottle Gourd – Page 3

Control of anthracnose in bottle gourd

Clean cultivation and crop rotation minimize disease incidence.
Treat the seed with Carbendazim @ 2.5 gm/kg seed.
Spray Mancozeb 75% WP @ 400 gm/acre or chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 300 gm/acre at 10 days intervals.

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The use of fertilizers and fertilizers depends on the condition of the soil.
Add farmyard manure @ 11 tonnes/acre at the time of field preparation.
Application of 30 kg urea, 80 kg single super phosphate and 30 kg muriate of potash per acre at the time of final field preparation.
Apply another 60 kg urea per acre in 2-3 split doses at the time of vining and initial fruit set.

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Drip irrigation

Install drip system with main and sub-main pipes and place the inline lateral tubes at an interval of 1.5 m. Place the drippers at an interval of 60 cm and 50 cm spacing with 4 LPH and 3.5 LPH capacities respectively.

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Add farmyard manure @ 10 tonnes/acre at the time of field preparation.
Application of 30 kg urea, 80 kg single super phosphate and 30 kg muriate of potash per acre at the time of field preparation.
Apply another 30 kg urea per acre in 2-3 split doses at the time of vining and initial fruit set.
Total P & K and one-third of Nitrogen can be applied basally about 8-10 cm away from the seeds.
Nitrogen deficiency causes yellowing of vine and foliage and checks the vegetative growth.
Deficiency of K reduces plant height and area of foliage causing flower drop and checks the fruiting.

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Soak seeds in water for 24-48 hrs to facilitate germination.
About 1 to1.5 kg seed is enough for an acre.
Four to five seeds are sown per pit.
Remove unhealthy plants after two weeks and retain three plants per lit.
300-500 gm/acre seed for hybrid and private sector varieties. seed rate varies on variety to variety and sowing spacing.

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For good quality, diseases and insect free yield the seed must be treat before sowing with the below products.
Seed treat with carbendazim 12% + mancozeb 63% fungicide 2 gm/kg seed or carboxin 37.5% + thiram 37.5% fungicide 2gm/kg of seed.
Seed should be treated with imidacloprid 600 FS (48%) 1 ml/kg seeds for control of Sucking pest on early stage.

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The land is ploughed with disc harrow followed by three cross ploughing.
Well rotten compost or farmyard manure is mixed in soil at the time of ploughing.
Planting after last two ploughing with the soil pulverized and leveled.
If the soil is infested with nematodes Carbofuran @ 10 kg/Acre.
After levelling the field 40-50 cm wide make a distance of 2.0 to 2.5 cm.

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26/10/2018

Suitable Climate and Soil Condition For Bottle Gourd:-

Climate-

Bottle gourd is a subtropical vegetable and requires hot and humid climatic condition for its fast growth and higher yield.
Slight wet to semi dry ecological condition is suitable for this crop.
Night and day temperature of 18-22°C and 30-35°C respectively is optimum for its proper growth and high fruit set.
The seed germination is fast at the temperature range of 25-30°C.
The crop grown at optimum temperature has higher proportion of female flower and fruit/plant.

Soil-

Bottle gourd can be grown on all types of the soil if it is not too much acidic or saline and alkaline.
Loam or sandy loam soil is most suitable for bottle guards.
The soil should be rich in organic matter and with good drainage.

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18/08/2018

Suitable Soil for Bottle Gourd Cultivation:-

Bottle gourd can be grown on all types of soil if it is not too much acidic or saline and alkaline.
Loam or sandy loam soil is most suitable for Bottle Gourd.
The Soil should be rich in organic matter and with good drainage.
Two year crop rotation is advised to safeguard the crop from soil born diseases.

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31/03/2018

Time of sowing of Bottle Gourd:-

Bottle gourd can be successfully grown during January-March and September-December.
For Rain Fed crop sowing can be starts during May-June Months.

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