The farmers cultivating gourds often face the problem of small fruits turning yellow and drying up, and this causes a huge loss in yield.

Causes of small fruit drop:

• Fruits start falling due to fungal diseases in plants.

• This problem can also occur when there is an outbreak of pests in the crop.

• Small gourd fruits start falling even if there is irregular irrigation or lack of irrigation in the crop.

• Unbalanced use of fertilizers also results in fruit drop.

• Small fruits start falling due to improper pollination.

Initial symptoms of small fruit drop:

In the initial stage, the flowers attached to the small fruits start drying up, and gradually the small fruits start turning yellow and brown in colour. And later the fruits dry up completely and fall off.

Preventions:

• Inspect the crop from time to time.

• Make proper arrangements for drainage in the field.

• Do not use excessive irrigation and fertilizers.

• If symptoms of fungal diseases or fruit flies and sucking insects appear, do proper spraying for control.

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