Muskmelon – Page 2

Control of aphid in muskmelon

The affected plants have to be uprooted and destroyed to prevent the spread of the disease.
For effective control of aphid fortnightly spray of acephate 75% SP @ 300-400 gm/acre or Imidacloprid 17.8% SL @ 100 ml/acre or acetamiprid 20% SP @ 150-200 gm/ acre.

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The problem of weeds in the muskmelon crop, the main reason for the low production, because it competes for the place, water, and nutrients with the crop in the field.
To adequately control the weeds, plough only as deep as necessary.
Sowing time is also very important.
Deep-rooted weeds should be thrown out by ploughing, hoeing or pulling by hands.
polyethylene mulching is a good idea to avoid the problem of weed in muskmelon field.

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White to dirty gray spots or patches appear on leaves which become white powdery as they enlarge.
Fortnightly spray hexaconazole 5% SC @ 300 ml per acre or thiophanate methyl 70% WP @ 400 gm per acre.

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Water soaked lesions appear on undersurface of leaf lamina.
Angular spots appear on upper surface similar to water-soaked lesions.
Lesions appear first on the older 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.
Spray with Mancozeb 75% WP @ 350-400 gm/acre or Chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 200-250 gm/ acre.
Crop rotation and sanitation reduces the severity of the disease.

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Both adults and nymphs damage the crop lacerate the leaf tissue and suck the sap.
Tender shoots, buds, and flowers are attacked as a result they become twisted and deformed, upward curling of leaves.
Spray Dimethoate 30% EC @ 250 ml/acre or Profenophos 50% EC @ 400 ml/acre or Fipronil 5% SC @ 400 ml/acre at fortnightly interval.
Pesticide spraying should be changed at every 15 days interval.

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Pinches are made to prevent overgrowth of muskmelon from the plant.
When there is enough fruit on the oxen of muskmelon, then there should be a solution to pinch, which can prevent the bull from failing.
Pinching and cutting of unwanted wounds result in good nutrition for the fruit and the development of the fruits is good.

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Fruits will be ready for picking in about 110 days depending upon variety.
The fruits when mature slips out easily from the vine with little pressure or jerk or if not it will remain separated from the vine next day.
This is called full slip stage.
In some Indian cultivars, green stripes on the skin begin to turn yellow during maturity.

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Apply well-rotted FYM/ compost @ 10-15 t/acre at the time of land preparation and mix well with the soil.
Use urea 110 kg, single super phosphate 155 kg, and muriate of potash 40 kg per acre.
Before sowing the seeds, add the full amount of SSP, Muriate of Potash, and one-third of urea.
Use the remaining amount of urea near the roots, and away from touching the stem and mix well in the soil during the initial development period.
When the crop is 10-15 days old, then sprinkle with good quality as well as 19:19:19 + micronutrient @ 2-3g / liters of water for good growth of the crop.

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Muskmelon responds very much to irrigation but it can not withstand waterlogged condition.
Irrigate the field before dibbling the seeds and thereafter once in a week.
It is generally cultivated as a spring-summer crop in which frequency of irrigation is very important.
Soil moisture stress during pre-flowering, flowering, and fruit development stage drastically reduce yield.
Irrigation should be stopped during ripening as it adversely affects fruit quality and promotes fruit cracking.
Frequently irrigation promotes diseases on the plants for the controlling diseases control measure may be applied.

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