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BITTER GOURD F1 AZ-7155 Package & Practices
Fruit Colour Attractive Dark Green Glossy
Segment Green Long- Prickles
Characters
  • Fruit Colour: Attractive Dark Green Glossy
  • Fruit Shape: Spindle
  • Spine: Smooth
  • Fruit Length: 13–14 cm
  • Fruit Weight: 80–100 g
  • Days to First Harvest: 42–47 days after sowing
  • Disease Tolerance: Tolerant to PM, DM and Leaf Curl Virus at field level
  • Remarks: Early maturity, high yield, good crop longevity, and maintains fruit colour throughout harvest
Sowing Season As per the Regional Practices and Timings
Field Preparation Plough the field to fine tilth and dig pits of 30cm x 30cm x 30cm size at 2 x 1.5 m spacing and form basins.
Seed Treatment / Rate / Timing / Chemical To protect seed from soil borne fungus, treat seed with Carbendazim@2 gram/kg of seed or Thiram@2.5 gram/kg of seed before sowing.
Spacing 2 x 1.5 m
Seed Rate 1.5 kg/ha.
Weed Control – Chemicals with Doses and Timing Timely weed removal is very important, need-based hand weeding can be done to ensure a healthy crop.
Diseases & Pest Control
  • Pests

    • Mites: Spray Dicofol 18.5% SC @ 2.5 ml per litre of water.
    • Aphids: Spray Imidacloprid @ 0.5 ml per litre along with sufficient quantity of stickers
      like Teepol, Triton X-100, APSA, etc., for better adhesion and coverage.
    • Beetles, Fruit Flies and Caterpillars:
      Control by spraying any one of the following:

      • Malathion 50 EC @ 1 ml per litre
      • Dimethoate 30 EC @ 1 ml per litre
      • Methyl demeton 25 EC @ 1 ml per litre
  • Diseases

    • Powdery Mildew: Spray Dinocap @ 1 ml per litre or Carbendazim @ 0.5 g per litre.
    • Downy Mildew: Spray Mancozeb or Chlorothalonil @ 2 g per litre,
      twice at an interval of 10 days.
  • CIB Recommendation:
    Spray Ametoctradin + Dimethomorph 20.27% w/w SC @ 0.04%.
Note The varietal Characters and Information given here is based on observation recorded at our trial station. Change in place ,season ,cultural practices may result in variation
BITTER GOURD F1 AZ-7162 Package & Practices
Segment Green Long – Prickles
Characters
  • Fruit Colour: Attractive Dark Green
  • Fruit Shape: Spindle Long
  • Spine: Smooth
  • Fruit Length: 16–18 cm
  • Fruit Weight: 110–120 g
  • Days to First Harvest: 45–50 days after sowing
  • Disease Tolerance: Medium tolerant to PM, DM and Leaf Curl Virus at field level
  • Remarks: High yielding with attractive, uniform fruit
Sowing Season As per the regional practices and timings
Field Preparation Plough the field to fine tilth and dig pits of 30 cm × 30 cm × 30 cm size at 2 × 1.5 m spacing and form basins.
Seed Treatment / Chemical Treat seed with Carbendazim @ 2 g/kg of seed or Thiram @ 2.5 g/kg of seed to protect from soil-borne fungus.
Spacing 2 × 1.5 m
Seed Rate 1.5 kg/ha
Weed Control Timely weed removal is important. Need-based hand weeding can be done to ensure a healthy crop.
Diseases & Pest Control
  • Pests

    • Mites: Spray Dicofol 18.5% SC @ 2.5 ml per litre of water
    • Aphids: Spray Imidacloprid @ 0.5 ml per litre with stickers like Teepol, Triton X-100, APSA, etc.
    • Beetles, Fruit Flies & Caterpillars:
      Spray any one of the following:

      • Malathion 50 EC @ 1 ml per litre
      • Dimethoate 30 EC @ 1 ml per litre
      • Methyl demeton 25 EC @ 1 ml per litre
  • Diseases

    • Powdery Mildew: Spray Dinocap @ 1 ml per litre or Carbendazim @ 0.5 g per litre
    • Downy Mildew: Spray Mancozeb or Chlorothalonil @ 2 g per litre,
      twice at 10-day intervals
  • CIB Recommendation: Spray Ametoctradin + Dimethomorph 20.27% w/w SC @ 0.04%
Note The varietal characters and information provided are based on observations recorded at the trial station. Variations may occur due to changes in place, season, and cultural practices.

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