Snake Gourd – Page 2

Control of Powdery Mildew of Snake gourd

White to dirty gray spots or patches appears 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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Increase micronutrients availability to plant from the soil like Mn, Mg, Fe, Mo, B, Zn and Cu in addition to Phosphorus.
Encourage faster root growth for water and nutrient uptake.
PSB produce organic acids like malic, succinic, fumaric, citric, tartaric acid and acetic acid which fasten the Phosphorus uptake, maturity and increase yield.
Increase resistance towards diseases and drought tolerance due to rapid cell development in the plants.
Reduce 25 – 30% phosphatic fertilizer requirement.

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First irrigation before dibbling the snake gourd seeds.
and afterward, once a week is recommended.
Drip irrigation is most beneficial in the snake gourd farming.
The summer plantation requires frequent irrigation at an interval of 4 to 5 days.
During pollination and fruit enlargement is the most critical stage of irrigation in snake gourd.

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Apply well decomposed organic Farm Yard Manure( FYM) should be applied at the time of land preparation.
50 grams of NPK 12:32:16 mixture as basal dose/pit.
Use 100 gram/pit 19:19:19 or 0:52:34 at the time of fruit elongation.
Apply Urea @ 25 grams/pit 30 days after sowing the seed.
Apply phosphorus solubilizing bacteria and azospirillum @ 500 ml /acre.
And Pseudomonas 1 kg/acre along with FYM 20 kg and Neem cake at 40 kg before last ploughing in the main field.

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In central India, furrow, bed and pit (deep, shallow and mounds) sowing methods are followed.
Usually, sowing is done on the top of the sides of furrows and vines are allowed to trail on the ground especially in summer season.
About 5-6 seeds are sown in a pit and finally, two vines are retained.
It is advisable to soak seeds for 12 hours to facilitate germination.
For transplanting method, seeds are sown in polythene bags (10 x 15 cm size) filled with potting mixture.
The seedling should be transplanted at two-leaf stage or after three weeks.

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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 soil or main field should be prepared thoroughly by 3-4 ploughings.
Snake gourd crop requires good soil drainage.
Better yield and quality depends on the organic matter of farm yield manure (FYM) application while preparing soil and land.

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