Watermelon Practices

• Fruit Shape- Oblong.
• Fruit Flesh – Deep red
• Fruit Weight- 8-10Kg
• Fruit Colour – Light Green with Dark Green Strips
TSS- 11.5-12 °Brix

• Maturity- 75-80 Days after sowing
• Remark- Strong rind thickness, suitable for long distance shipping

• Row to Row 2.0 m and Plant to Plant 0.75 m

• 200;100;100 kg NPK/ hectare
• Apply 1/3 rd N along with other fertilizers as basal application and the remaining N should be top dressed in two split doses at the time of vining (28-30 days after sowing) and at flowering (45-50 days after sowing).

• Soil moisture stress during pre-flowering, flowering and fruit development stages drastically reduces the yield..
• The crop should be irrigated at 10-15 days interval during summers.
• Irrigation should be stopped during ripening as it adversely affects the fruit quality and promotes fruit cracking.

• In early stages the beds and ridges should be kept weed free. Inter culture operation need to be started 15-20 days after sowing.
• In general, 2-3 weeding’s are required.
• Pre emergence application of butachlor @ 2.0 kg a.i/ha and Trifluralin @ 1-2 Kg a.i./ha are effective.

• 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 hourswhen 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: Infected stem first appear water soaked and then become dry, coarse and tan. Older stem lesions (dead tissue) reveal small back fruiting boddies pycnidoia with the affected tissue .
• Control: Periodically aplication of fungicide like mancozeb @ 0.2 % can help limit secondary infections.

Mosaic

• Identification: New growth is cupped downward, and leaves are severely mottled with alternating light green and dark
  green patches. Plants are stunted, and fruits are covered with bumpy protrusions. Severely affected cucumber fruit may be almost entirely white.
• Control: The virus is readily transferred by aphids and survives on a wide variety of plants. 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 Shape- Oblong.
• Fruit Flesh – red
• Fruit Weight- 4-5 Kg
• Fruit Colour – Zade Black
TSS- 12-13 °Brix

• Maturity- 65-70 Days after sowing
• Remark- Small seed

• Row to Row 2.0 m and Plant to Plant 0.75 m

• 200;100;100 kg NPK/ hectare
• Apply 1/3 rd N along with other fertilizers as basal application and the remaining N should be top dressed in two split doses at the time of vining (28-30 days after sowing) and at flowering (45-50 days after sowing).

• Soil moisture stress during pre-flowering, flowering and fruit development stages drastically reduces the yield..
• The crop should be irrigated at 10-15 days interval during summers.
• Irrigation should be stopped during ripening as it adversely affects the fruit quality and promotes fruit cracking.

• In early stages the beds and ridges should be kept weed free. Inter culture operation need to be started 15-20 days after sowing.
• In general, 2-3 weeding’s are required.
• Pre emergence application of butachlor @ 2.0 kg a.i/ha and Trifluralin @ 1-2 Kg a.i./ha are effective.

• 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 hourswhen 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: Infected stem first appear water soaked and then become dry, coarse and tan. Older stem lesions (dead tissue) reveal small back fruiting boddies pycnidoia with the affected tissue .
• Control: Periodically aplication of fungicide like mancozeb @ 0.2 % can help limit secondary infections.

Mosaic

• Identification: New growth is cupped downward, and leaves are severely mottled with alternating light green and dark
  green patches. Plants are stunted, and fruits are covered with bumpy protrusions. Severely affected cucumber fruit may be almost entirely white.
• Control: The virus is readily transferred by aphids and survives on a wide variety of plants. 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 Shape- Oblong.
• Fruit Flesh – Deep red
• Fruit Weight- 4-6 Kg
• Fruit Colour – Blackish green
TSS- 12-13 °Brix

• Maturity- 75-80 Days after sowing
• Remark- Small seeds

• Row to Row 2.0 m and Plant to Plant 0.75 m

• 200;100;100 kg NPK/ hectare
• Apply 1/3 rd N along with other fertilizers as basal application and the remaining N should be top dressed in two split doses at the time of vining (28-30 days after sowing) and at flowering (45-50 days after sowing).

• Soil moisture stress during pre-flowering, flowering and fruit development stages drastically reduces the yield..
• The crop should be irrigated at 10-15 days interval during summers.
• Irrigation should be stopped during ripening as it adversely affects the fruit quality and promotes fruit cracking.

• In early stages the beds and ridges should be kept weed free. Inter culture operation need to be started 15-20 days after sowing.
• In general, 2-3 weeding’s are required.
• Pre emergence application of butachlor @ 2.0 kg a.i/ha and Trifluralin @ 1-2 Kg a.i./ha are effective.

• 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 hourswhen 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: Infected stem first appear water soaked and then become dry, coarse and tan. Older stem lesions (dead tissue) reveal small back fruiting boddies pycnidoia with the affected tissue .
• Control: Periodically aplication of fungicide like mancozeb @ 0.2 % can help limit secondary infections.

Mosaic

• Identification: New growth is cupped downward, and leaves are severely mottled with alternating light green and dark
  green patches. Plants are stunted, and fruits are covered with bumpy protrusions. Severely affected cucumber fruit may be almost entirely white.
• Control: The virus is readily transferred by aphids and survives on a wide variety of plants. 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 Shape- Oblong.
• Fruit Flesh – Deep red
• Fruit Weight- 6-8 Kg
• Fruit Colour – Blackish green
TSS- 13-13.5 °Brix

• Maturity- 65-70 Days after sowing
• Remark- Small seeds

• Row to Row 2.0 m and Plant to Plant 0.75 m

• 200;100;100 kg NPK/ hectare
• Apply 1/3 rd N along with other fertilizers as basal application and the remaining N should be top dressed in two split doses at the time of vining (28-30 days after sowing) and at flowering (45-50 days after sowing).

• Soil moisture stress during pre-flowering, flowering and fruit development stages drastically reduces the yield..
• The crop should be irrigated at 10-15 days interval during summers.
• Irrigation should be stopped during ripening as it adversely affects the fruit quality and promotes fruit cracking.

• In early stages the beds and ridges should be kept weed free. Inter culture operation need to be started 15-20 days after sowing.
• In general, 2-3 weeding’s are required.
• Pre emergence application of butachlor @ 2.0 kg a.i/ha and Trifluralin @ 1-2 Kg a.i./ha are effective.

• 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 hourswhen 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: Infected stem first appear water soaked and then become dry, coarse and tan. Older stem lesions (dead tissue) reveal small back fruiting boddies pycnidoia with the affected tissue .
• Control: Periodically aplication of fungicide like mancozeb @ 0.2 % can help limit secondary infections.

Mosaic

• Identification: New growth is cupped downward, and leaves are severely mottled with alternating light green and dark
  green patches. Plants are stunted, and fruits are covered with bumpy protrusions. Severely affected cucumber fruit may be almost entirely white.
• Control: The virus is readily transferred by aphids and survives on a wide variety of plants. 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 Shape- Globe.
• Fruit Flesh – Dark Red with Granular Texture
• Fruit Weight- 6-8 Kg
• Fruit Colour – Zade black
TSS- 11-12 °Brix

• Maturity- 75-80 Days after sowing
• Remark- Strong Disease resistance with high Yield.

• Row to Row 2.0 m and Plant to Plant 0.75 m

• 200;100;100 kg NPK/ hectare
• Apply 1/3 rd N along with other fertilizers as basal application and the remaining N should be top dressed in two split doses at the time of vining (28-30 days after sowing) and at flowering (45-50 days after sowing).

• Soil moisture stress during pre-flowering, flowering and fruit development stages drastically reduces the yield..
• The crop should be irrigated at 10-15 days interval during summers.
• Irrigation should be stopped during ripening as it adversely affects the fruit quality and promotes fruit cracking.

• In early stages the beds and ridges should be kept weed free. Inter culture operation need to be started 15-20 days after sowing.
• In general, 2-3 weeding’s are required.
• Pre emergence application of butachlor @ 2.0 kg a.i/ha and Trifluralin @ 1-2 Kg a.i./ha are effective.

• 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 hourswhen 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: Infected stem first appear water soaked and then become dry, coarse and tan. Older stem lesions (dead tissue) reveal small back fruiting boddies pycnidoia with the affected tissue .
• Control: Periodically aplication of fungicide like mancozeb @ 0.2 % can help limit secondary infections.

Mosaic

• Identification: New growth is cupped downward, and leaves are severely mottled with alternating light green and dark
  green patches. Plants are stunted, and fruits are covered with bumpy protrusions. Severely affected cucumber fruit may be almost entirely white.
• Control: The virus is readily transferred by aphids and survives on a wide variety of plants. 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 Shape- Oval.
• Fruit Flesh – Deep Red Pulp
• Fruit Weight- 8-10 Kg
• Fruit Colour – Zade black
TSS- 12 °Brix

• Maturity- 75-80 Days after sowing
• Remark- Strong Disease resistance with high Yield.

• Row to Row 2.0 m and Plant to Plant 0.75 m

• 200;100;100 kg NPK/ hectare
• Apply 1/3 rd N along with other fertilizers as basal application and the remaining N should be top dressed in two split doses at the time of vining (28-30 days after sowing) and at flowering (45-50 days after sowing).

• Soil moisture stress during pre-flowering, flowering and fruit development stages drastically reduces the yield..
• The crop should be irrigated at 10-15 days interval during summers.
• Irrigation should be stopped during ripening as it adversely affects the fruit quality and promotes fruit cracking.

• In early stages the beds and ridges should be kept weed free. Inter culture operation need to be started 15-20 days after sowing.
• In general, 2-3 weeding’s are required.
• Pre emergence application of butachlor @ 2.0 kg a.i/ha and Trifluralin @ 1-2 Kg a.i./ha are effective.

• 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 hourswhen 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: Infected stem first appear water soaked and then become dry, coarse and tan. Older stem lesions (dead tissue) reveal small back fruiting boddies pycnidoia with the affected tissue .
• Control: Periodically aplication of fungicide like mancozeb @ 0.2 % can help limit secondary infections.

Mosaic

• Identification: New growth is cupped downward, and leaves are severely mottled with alternating light green and dark
  green patches. Plants are stunted, and fruits are covered with bumpy protrusions. Severely affected cucumber fruit may be almost entirely white.
• Control: The virus is readily transferred by aphids and survives on a wide variety of plants. 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 Shape- Capsule oblong.
• Fruit Flesh – Granular Crispy
• Fruit Weight- 4-6 Kg
• Fruit Colour – Greenish black
TSS- 12-13 °Brix

• Maturity- 70-75 Days after sowing
• Remark- Strong Disease tolerance.

• Row to Row 2.0 m and Plant to Plant 0.75 m

• 200;100;100 kg NPK/ hectare
• Apply 1/3 rd N along with other fertilizers as basal application and the remaining N should be top dressed in two split doses at the time of vining (28-30 days after sowing) and at flowering (45-50 days after sowing).

• Soil moisture stress during pre-flowering, flowering and fruit development stages drastically reduces the yield..
• The crop should be irrigated at 10-15 days interval during summers.
• Irrigation should be stopped during ripening as it adversely affects the fruit quality and promotes fruit cracking.

• In early stages the beds and ridges should be kept weed free. Inter culture operation need to be started 15-20 days after sowing.
• In general, 2-3 weeding’s are required.
• Pre emergence application of butachlor @ 2.0 kg a.i/ha and Trifluralin @ 1-2 Kg a.i./ha are effective.

• 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 hourswhen 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: Infected stem first appear water soaked and then become dry, coarse and tan. Older stem lesions (dead tissue) reveal small back fruiting boddies pycnidoia with the affected tissue .
• Control: Periodically aplication of fungicide like mancozeb @ 0.2 % can help limit secondary infections.

Mosaic

• Identification: New growth is cupped downward, and leaves are severely mottled with alternating light green and dark
  green patches. Plants are stunted, and fruits are covered with bumpy protrusions. Severely affected cucumber fruit may be almost entirely white.
• Control: The virus is readily transferred by aphids and survives on a wide variety of plants. 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 Shape- Oval.
• Fruit Flesh – Crimson Sweet
• Fruit Weight- 5-6 Kg
• Fruit Colour -Dark Green
TSS- 13-13.5 °Brix

• Maturity- 60-65 Days after sowing
• Remark- Strong Disease tolerance and high yield.

• Row to Row 2.0 m and Plant to Plant 0.75 m

• 200;100;100 kg NPK/ hectare
• Apply 1/3 rd N along with other fertilizers as basal application and the remaining N should be top dressed in two split doses at the time of vining (28-30 days after sowing) and at flowering (45-50 days after sowing).

• Soil moisture stress during pre-flowering, flowering and fruit development stages drastically reduces the yield..
• The crop should be irrigated at 10-15 days interval during summers.
• Irrigation should be stopped during ripening as it adversely affects the fruit quality and promotes fruit cracking.

• In early stages the beds and ridges should be kept weed free. Inter culture operation need to be started 15-20 days after sowing.
• In general, 2-3 weeding’s are required.
• Pre emergence application of butachlor @ 2.0 kg a.i/ha and Trifluralin @ 1-2 Kg a.i./ha are effective.

• 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 hourswhen 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: Infected stem first appear water soaked and then become dry, coarse and tan. Older stem lesions (dead tissue) reveal small back fruiting boddies pycnidoia with the affected tissue .
• Control: Periodically aplication of fungicide like mancozeb @ 0.2 % can help limit secondary infections.

Mosaic

• Identification: New growth is cupped downward, and leaves are severely mottled with alternating light green and dark
  green patches. Plants are stunted, and fruits are covered with bumpy protrusions. Severely affected cucumber fruit may be almost entirely white.
• Control: The virus is readily transferred by aphids and survives on a wide variety of plants. Spray dimethoate 30 EC @ 2 ml or Metasystox @ 1.0 ml/lit or imidacloprid @ 0.3 ml/ lit of water at 15 days interval.