| 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
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| 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 |
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Pests
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Mites: Spray Dicofol 18.5% SC @ 2.5 ml per litre of water.
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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.
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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
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Diseases
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Powdery Mildew: Spray Dinocap @ 1 ml per litre or Carbendazim @ 0.5 g per litre.
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Downy Mildew: Spray Mancozeb or Chlorothalonil @ 2 g per litre,
twice at an interval of 10 days.
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CIB Recommendation:
Spray Ametoctradin + Dimethomorph 20.27% w/w SC @ 0.04%.
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| 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 |