Sandy loam rich in organic matter with good drainage and pH range of 6.5-7.5
Apply a dose of 200:100:100 kg NPK/ha throughout the cropping period through split application
Stage | Crop stage | Duration in days | Fertilizer grade | Total Fertilizer (kg/ha) | Nutrient supplied | % requirement | ||||
N | P | K | N | P | K | |||||
1 | Crop establishment stage | 10 | 19:19:19 + MN Urea | 26.81 11.00 29.03 | 5.00 1.43 13.35 | 5.00 – – | 5.00 4.95 – | 10.00 | 5.00 | 10.00 |
Subtotal | 19.78 | 5.00 | 9.95 | |||||||
2 | Vegetative stage | 30 | 12-61-0 13-0-45 Urea | 12.28 66.00 109.00 | 1.47 8.58 50.14 | 7.49 – – | – 29.70 – | 30.00 | 7.50 | 30.00 |
Subtotal | 60.19 | 7.49 | 29.70 | |||||||
3 | Flower initiation to first picking | 30 | 12-61-0 13-0-45 Urea | 12.28 44.00 115.00 | 1.47 5.72 52.90 | 7.49 – – | – 19.80 – | 30.00 | 7.50 | 20.00 |
Subtotal | 60.09 | 7.49 | 19.80 | |||||||
4 | Harvesting stage | 45 | 19:19:19 + MN 13-0-45 Urea | 26.31 78.00 97.52 | 5.00 10.14 44.86 | 5.00 – – | 5.00 35.10 – | 30.00 | 5.00 | 40.00 |
Total duration | 115 days | Subtotal | 60.00 | 5.00 | 40.10 | |||||
Total | 200.06 | 24.98 (or) 25.00 | 99.35 (or) 100.00 | 100 | 25 | 100 |
*75% RD of Phosphorus applied as superphosphate = 469kg/ha.
1. 19:19:19 = 53 kg/ha
2. 13:0:45 = 199kg/ha
3. 12:61:0 = 25 kg/ha
4. Urea = 351kg/ha
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Foliar spray of 0.5% MnSO4. |
1.Gummy Stem Blight: Mycosphaerella melonis
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2.Bacterial Wilt: Erwinia tracheiphila
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3.Fusarium Wilt: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis
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4.Anthracnose Colletotrichum orbiculare
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5.Sudden Wilt
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6.Powdery mildew: Erysiphe cichoracearum
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7.Alternaria Blight: Alternaria cucumerina
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8.Downy mildew: Pseudoperonospora cubensis
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1.Fruit flies: Bactrocera cucurbitae
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2.Pumpkin beetles: Red Beetle: Aulacophora foveicollis
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3.Stem borer or clear winged moth: Melittia eurytion
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4.Stem gall fly: Neolasioptera falcata
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5.Snake gourd semilooper: Plusia peponis
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6.Pumpkin caterpillar: Diaphania indica
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7.Bottle gourd plume moth: Sphenarches caffer
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8.Leaf miner: Liriomyza trifolii
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Varieties : 25 – 30 t/ha in 120 days.
Hybrids : 80-90 t/ha
Crop Growing districts Kancheepuram, Villupuram, Thiruvallur
Major markets in Tamil Nadu Coimbatore, Chennai Preferred Varieties and hybrids Mithila, Suganthi, Kiran, Simran, Vishal
Grade Specification Symmetrical and uniform in appearance.
The surface should be waxy and bright in appearance devoid of scars, sunburn, transit abrasions or other surface defects.