Bottle Gourd Practices

• Plant Vigour – Strong plant vigour
• Fruit Shape- Long Cylindrical
• Fruit Length- 40-45 cm
• Fruit Colour- Shiny green
• Fruit Weight- 1.0-1.2 kg
• Days to First Harvest- 55-60 days after sowing
• Remarks- Uniform fruit with High Yield

• Row to Row 1.2 m and Plant to Plant 0.50-0.60 m for Staking
• Row to Row 2.0 m and Plant to Plant 0.75 m for without staking crop

• 140:80:80 kg NPK/ hectare
• Apply 50% N and 100% P, K as basal dose during final land preparation
• 25% N at 30 days after sowing and 25% N at 50 days after sowing

• It is shallow rooted crops and roots are mostly concentrated at the top 60 cm soil layer.
• First irrigation is given immediately after sowing.
• Critical stages of irrigation are flower bud development and early fruit development when irrigation is necessary.
• During summer, the crop should be irrigated at 3-4 days interval but in rainy season one irrigation per week is sufficient depend upon rain.

• Red Pumpkin beetle: Spraying of Carbaryl 50WP @ 2 g/lit of water at evening hours or acetamiprid @ 0.3 ml/ lit of water
• Jassids and Aphids: Spray dimethoate 30 EC @ 2 ml or Metasystox @ 1.0 ml/lit or imidacloprid @ 0.3 ml/ lit of water at 15 days interval
• Fruit flies: Installation of methyl eugenol traps @ 5-10 per ha or increase its number as required. Spray Malathion @1ml + 10g gur/liter of water at evening hours when fruit flies are congregated on leaf surface

Diseases
Powdery Mildew

• Identification: Disease can be identified by appearance of small white patches on the leaves which later on spread to cover whole plant with white floury mass on stem, tendril and even fruits resulting into low yield and poor quality and sun burnt fruits.
• Control: Spray dinocap @0.05% (50 ml in 100 L of water) carbendazim (100g/100L. water) or wettable sulphur @ 0.2% can also in morning and evening to avoid sulphur injury. Repeat the spray at 7-10 days interval if disease incidence is high

Downy mildew

• Identification: The disease is recognized by presence of yellow spots on upper surface of leaves and purple to brown on the corresponding lower sides with white downy growth. Leaves wither off prematurely resulting into low, poor quality and sun- burnt fruits.
• Control: On the appearance of disease spray the crop with mancozeb or zineb@ 0.25% (250g/100 L), copper fungicide 0.3% (300g/100 L) or Matalaxyl + Mancozeb 0.20% (200g/100 L) Repeat at weekly interval keeping in view the wet weather condition.

Gummy stem Blight

• Identification: Water-soaked lesions on leaves (often with yellow halos, cracking as they dry), stem cankers with a gummy, amber-to-brown ooze, and fruit rot (black rot),starting as greasy spots that turn black, often with small black fungal dots. Seedlings show brown spots on cotyledons and stem girdling, leading to wilting.
• Control: Spray or drenching with Metiram + Pyraclostrobin (Cabrio Top) 3g/litre of water

• Plant Vigour – Strong plant vigour
• Fruit Shape- Medium Cylindrical
• Fruit Length- 40-45 cm
• Fruit Colour- Uniform green
• Fruit Weight- 800-900 gm
• Days to First Harvest- 50-55 days after sowing
• Remarks- Tender Flesh, High Yielding, Soft Seeded

• Row to Row 1.2 m and Plant to Plant 0.50-0.60 m for Staking
• Row to Row 2.0 m and Plant to Plant 0.75 m for without staking crop

• 140:80:80 kg NPK/ hectare
• Apply 50% N and 100% P, K as basal dose during final land preparation
• 25% N at 30 days after sowing and 25% N at 50 days after sowing

• It is shallow rooted crops and roots are mostly concentrated at the top 60 cm soil layer.
• First irrigation is given immediately after sowing.
• Critical stages of irrigation are flower bud development and early fruit development when irrigation is necessary.
• During summer, the crop should be irrigated at 3-4 days interval but in rainy season one irrigation per week is sufficient depend upon rain.

• Red Pumpkin beetle: Spraying of Carbaryl 50WP @ 2 g/lit of water at evening hours or acetamiprid @ 0.3 ml/ lit of water
• Jassids and Aphids: Spray dimethoate 30 EC @ 2 ml or Metasystox @ 1.0 ml/lit or imidacloprid @ 0.3 ml/ lit of water at 15 days interval
• Fruit flies: Installation of methyl eugenol traps @ 5-10 per ha or increase its number as required. Spray Malathion @1ml + 10g gur/liter of water at evening hours when fruit flies are congregated on leaf surface

Diseases
Powdery Mildew

• Identification: Disease can be identified by appearance of small white patches on the leaves which later on spread to cover whole plant with white floury mass on stem, tendril and even fruits resulting into low yield and poor quality and sun burnt fruits.
• Control: Spray dinocap @0.05% (50 ml in 100 L of water) carbendazim (100g/100L. water) or wettable sulphur @ 0.2% can also in morning and evening to avoid sulphur injury. Repeat the spray at 7-10 days interval if disease incidence is high

Downy mildew

• Identification: The disease is recognized by presence of yellow spots on upper surface of leaves and purple to brown on the corresponding lower sides with white downy growth. Leaves wither off prematurely resulting into low, poor quality and sun- burnt fruits.
• Control: On the appearance of disease spray the crop with mancozeb or zineb@ 0.25% (250g/100 L), copper fungicide 0.3% (300g/100 L) or Matalaxyl + Mancozeb 0.20% (200g/100 L) Repeat at weekly interval keeping in view the wet weather condition.

Gummy stem Blight

• Identification: Water-soaked lesions on leaves (often with yellow halos, cracking as they dry), stem cankers with a gummy, amber-to-brown ooze, and fruit rot (black rot),starting as greasy spots that turn black, often with small black fungal dots. Seedlings show brown spots on cotyledons and stem girdling, leading to wilting.
• Control: Spray or drenching with Metiram + Pyraclostrobin (Cabrio Top) 3g/litre of water

• Plant Vigour – Strong plant vigour
• Fruit Shape- Flat Round
• Fruit Length- 15-20 cm
• Fruit Colour- Light Green
• Fruit Weight- 500-600 gm
• Days to First Harvest- 50-55 days after sowing
• Remarks- High Yielding with tender flesh

• Row to Row 1.2 m and Plant to Plant 0.50-0.60 m for Staking
• Row to Row 2.0 m and Plant to Plant 0.75 m for without staking crop

• 140:80:80 kg NPK/ hectare
• Apply 50% N and 100% P, K as basal dose during final land preparation
• 25% N at 30 days after sowing and 25% N at 50 days after sowing

• It is shallow rooted crops and roots are mostly concentrated at the top 60 cm soil layer.
• First irrigation is given immediately after sowing.
• Critical stages of irrigation are flower bud development and early fruit development when irrigation is necessary.
• During summer, the crop should be irrigated at 3-4 days interval but in rainy season one irrigation per week is sufficient depend upon rain.

• Red Pumpkin beetle: Spraying of Carbaryl 50WP @ 2 g/lit of water at evening hours or acetamiprid @ 0.3 ml/ lit of water
• Jassids and Aphids: Spray dimethoate 30 EC @ 2 ml or Metasystox @ 1.0 ml/lit or imidacloprid @ 0.3 ml/ lit of water at 15 days interval
• Fruit flies: Installation of methyl eugenol traps @ 5-10 per ha or increase its number as required. Spray Malathion @1ml + 10g gur/liter of water at evening hours when fruit flies are congregated on leaf surface

Diseases
Powdery Mildew

• Identification: Disease can be identified by appearance of small white patches on the leaves which later on spread to cover whole plant with white floury mass on stem, tendril and even fruits resulting into low yield and poor quality and sun burnt fruits.
• Control: Spray dinocap @0.05% (50 ml in 100 L of water) carbendazim (100g/100L. water) or wettable sulphur @ 0.2% can also in morning and evening to avoid sulphur injury. Repeat the spray at 7-10 days interval if disease incidence is high

Downy mildew

• Identification: The disease is recognized by presence of yellow spots on upper surface of leaves and purple to brown on the corresponding lower sides with white downy growth. Leaves wither off prematurely resulting into low, poor quality and sun- burnt fruits.
• Control: On the appearance of disease spray the crop with mancozeb or zineb@ 0.25% (250g/100 L), copper fungicide 0.3% (300g/100 L) or Matalaxyl + Mancozeb 0.20% (200g/100 L) Repeat at weekly interval keeping in view the wet weather condition.

Gummy stem Blight

• Identification: Water-soaked lesions on leaves (often with yellow halos, cracking as they dry), stem cankers with a gummy, amber-to-brown ooze, and fruit rot (black rot),starting as greasy spots that turn black, often with small black fungal dots. Seedlings show brown spots on cotyledons and stem girdling, leading to wilting.
• Control: Spray or drenching with Metiram + Pyraclostrobin (Cabrio Top) 3g/litre of water

• Plant Vigour – Strong plant vigour
• Fruit Shape- Bulb
• Fruit Length- 20-25 cm
• Fruit Colour- Green
• Fruit Weight- 500-600 gm
• Days to First Harvest- 50-55 days after sowing
• Remarks- High Yielding with tender flesh

• Row to Row 1.2 m and Plant to Plant 0.50-0.60 m for Staking
• Row to Row 2.0 m and Plant to Plant 0.75 m for without staking crop

• 140:80:80 kg NPK/ hectare
• Apply 50% N and 100% P, K as basal dose during final land preparation
• 25% N at 30 days after sowing and 25% N at 50 days after sowing

• It is shallow rooted crops and roots are mostly concentrated at the top 60 cm soil layer.
• First irrigation is given immediately after sowing.
• Critical stages of irrigation are flower bud development and early fruit development when irrigation is necessary.
• During summer, the crop should be irrigated at 3-4 days interval but in rainy season one irrigation per week is sufficient depend upon rain.

• Red Pumpkin beetle: Spraying of Carbaryl 50WP @ 2 g/lit of water at evening hours or acetamiprid @ 0.3 ml/ lit of water
• Jassids and Aphids: Spray dimethoate 30 EC @ 2 ml or Metasystox @ 1.0 ml/lit or imidacloprid @ 0.3 ml/ lit of water at 15 days interval
• Fruit flies: Installation of methyl eugenol traps @ 5-10 per ha or increase its number as required. Spray Malathion @1ml + 10g gur/liter of water at evening hours when fruit flies are congregated on leaf surface

Diseases
Powdery Mildew

• Identification: Disease can be identified by appearance of small white patches on the leaves which later on spread to cover whole plant with white floury mass on stem, tendril and even fruits resulting into low yield and poor quality and sun burnt fruits.
• Control: Spray dinocap @0.05% (50 ml in 100 L of water) carbendazim (100g/100L. water) or wettable sulphur @ 0.2% can also in morning and evening to avoid sulphur injury. Repeat the spray at 7-10 days interval if disease incidence is high

Downy mildew

• Identification: The disease is recognized by presence of yellow spots on upper surface of leaves and purple to brown on the corresponding lower sides with white downy growth. Leaves wither off prematurely resulting into low, poor quality and sun- burnt fruits.
• Control: On the appearance of disease spray the crop with mancozeb or zineb@ 0.25% (250g/100 L), copper fungicide 0.3% (300g/100 L) or Matalaxyl + Mancozeb 0.20% (200g/100 L) Repeat at weekly interval keeping in view the wet weather condition.

Gummy stem Blight

• Identification: Water-soaked lesions on leaves (often with yellow halos, cracking as they dry), stem cankers with a gummy, amber-to-brown ooze, and fruit rot (black rot),starting as greasy spots that turn black, often with small black fungal dots. Seedlings show brown spots on cotyledons and stem girdling, leading to wilting.
• Control: Spray or drenching with Metiram + Pyraclostrobin (Cabrio Top) 3g/litre of water

• Plant Vigour – Strong plant vigour
• Fruit Shape- Cylindrical with tapering at pedicle end
• Fruit Length- 40-45 cm
• Fruit Colour- Attractive dark green with Blotched rind fruit
• Fruit Weight- 1.0-1.2 Kg
• Days to First Harvest- 50-55 days after sowing
• Remarks- High Yielding with uniform fruit size

• Row to Row 1.2 m and Plant to Plant 0.50-0.60 m for Staking
• Row to Row 2.0 m and Plant to Plant 0.75 m for without staking crop

• 140:80:80 kg NPK/ hectare
• Apply 50% N and 100% P, K as basal dose during final land preparation
• 25% N at 30 days after sowing and 25% N at 50 days after sowing

• It is shallow rooted crops and roots are mostly concentrated at the top 60 cm soil layer.
• First irrigation is given immediately after sowing.
• Critical stages of irrigation are flower bud development and early fruit development when irrigation is necessary.
• During summer, the crop should be irrigated at 3-4 days interval but in rainy season one irrigation per week is sufficient depend upon rain.

• Red Pumpkin beetle: Spraying of Carbaryl 50WP @ 2 g/lit of water at evening hours or acetamiprid @ 0.3 ml/ lit of water
• Jassids and Aphids: Spray dimethoate 30 EC @ 2 ml or Metasystox @ 1.0 ml/lit or imidacloprid @ 0.3 ml/ lit of water at 15 days interval
• Fruit flies: Installation of methyl eugenol traps @ 5-10 per ha or increase its number as required. Spray Malathion @1ml + 10g gur/liter of water at evening hours when fruit flies are congregated on leaf surface

Diseases
Powdery Mildew

• Identification: Disease can be identified by appearance of small white patches on the leaves which later on spread to cover whole plant with white floury mass on stem, tendril and even fruits resulting into low yield and poor quality and sun burnt fruits.
• Control: Spray dinocap @0.05% (50 ml in 100 L of water) carbendazim (100g/100L. water) or wettable sulphur @ 0.2% can also in morning and evening to avoid sulphur injury. Repeat the spray at 7-10 days interval if disease incidence is high

Downy mildew

• Identification: The disease is recognized by presence of yellow spots on upper surface of leaves and purple to brown on the corresponding lower sides with white downy growth. Leaves wither off prematurely resulting into low, poor quality and sun- burnt fruits.
• Control: On the appearance of disease spray the crop with mancozeb or zineb@ 0.25% (250g/100 L), copper fungicide 0.3% (300g/100 L) or Matalaxyl + Mancozeb 0.20% (200g/100 L) Repeat at weekly interval keeping in view the wet weather condition.

Gummy stem Blight

• Identification: Water-soaked lesions on leaves (often with yellow halos, cracking as they dry), stem cankers with a gummy, amber-to-brown ooze, and fruit rot (black rot),starting as greasy spots that turn black, often with small black fungal dots. Seedlings show brown spots on cotyledons and stem girdling, leading to wilting.
• Control: Spray or drenching with Metiram + Pyraclostrobin (Cabrio Top) 3g/litre of water