Varieties-
Co 1, Co 2, PKM 1, MDU 1 and PLR (SG) 1 are some of the popular varieties of snake gourd.
Co 1, Co 2, PKM 1, MDU 1 and PLR (SG) 1 are some of the popular varieties of snake gourd.
Soil-
Sandy loam soils rich in organic matter with good drainage and the pH ranging from 6-5-7.5 is best suited for snake gourd cultivation. This crop requires a moderate warm temperature.
Sandy loam soils rich in organic matter with good drainage and the pH ranging from 6-5-7.5 is best suited for snake gourd cultivation. This crop requires a moderate warm temperature.
Season-
July and January are highly suitable for cultivation.
July and January are highly suitable for cultivation.
Seed treatment-
Treat seeds with Trichoderma viride 4 g/kg or Pseudomonas fluorescens 10 g/kg or Carbendazim 2 g/kg of seeds before sowing.
Treat seeds with Trichoderma viride 4 g/kg or Pseudomonas fluorescens 10 g/kg or Carbendazim 2 g/kg of seeds before sowing.
Seed rate-
1.5 kg of seeds/ha is required.
Preparation of field-
Plough the field to fine tilth and dig pits of size 30 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm at 2.5 x 2 m spacing and form basins.
Plough the field to fine tilth and dig pits of size 30 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm at 2.5 x 2 m spacing and form basins.
Sowing-
Sow the seeds (5 seeds / pit) and thin the seedlings to two/pit after 15 days of sowing.
Sow the seeds (5 seeds / pit) and thin the seedlings to two/pit after 15 days of sowing.
Irrigation-
Irrigate the basin before dibbling the seeds and thereafter once a week.
Irrigate the basin before dibbling the seeds and thereafter once a week.
Application of fertilizers-
Apply 10 kg of FYM, 100 g of NPK 6:12:12 as basal/pit and N @ 10 g/pit 30 days after sowing.
Apply 10 kg of FYM, 100 g of NPK 6:12:12 as basal/pit and N @ 10 g/pit 30 days after sowing.
After cultivation-
Hoeing and weeding can be done thrice or as and when necessary. Provide stakes and train the plants to reach the pandal height (2 m). Pandal is not essential for Co 2 variety. Spray Ethrel 100 ppm (1 ml in 10 lit of water) four times from 10 to 15 days after sowing at weekly intervals.
Hoeing and weeding can be done thrice or as and when necessary. Provide stakes and train the plants to reach the pandal height (2 m). Pandal is not essential for Co 2 variety. Spray Ethrel 100 ppm (1 ml in 10 lit of water) four times from 10 to 15 days after sowing at weekly intervals.
Pests-
Leaf beetles and leaf caterpillars
Leaf beetles and leaf caterpillars can be controlled by spraying Malathion 50 EC 1 ml/lit or Dimethoate 30 EC 1 ml/lit or Methyl demeton 25 EC 1 ml/lit.
Leaf beetles and leaf caterpillars can be controlled by spraying Malathion 50 EC 1 ml/lit or Dimethoate 30 EC 1 ml/lit or Methyl demeton 25 EC 1 ml/lit.
Fruit fly
1. Collect the damaged fruits and destroy.
2. The fly population is low in hot day conditions and it is peak in rainy season. 3. Hence, the sowing time may be adjusted accordingly.
4. Expose the pupae by ploughing.
5. Use 20 x 15 cm poly bags fish meal traps with 5 g of fish meal + 1 ml of Dichlorvos in cotton 50 traps/ha. Fish meal and cotton are to be removed once in 20 and 7 days respectively.
6.Neem oil 3.0 % need based as foliar spray
7. For management of Aphid vector, spray Imidachloprid 0.5 ml/lit along with sufficient quantity of stickers like Teepol, Triton X100, APSA etc., for better adhesion and coverage.
1. Collect the damaged fruits and destroy.
2. The fly population is low in hot day conditions and it is peak in rainy season. 3. Hence, the sowing time may be adjusted accordingly.
4. Expose the pupae by ploughing.
5. Use 20 x 15 cm poly bags fish meal traps with 5 g of fish meal + 1 ml of Dichlorvos in cotton 50 traps/ha. Fish meal and cotton are to be removed once in 20 and 7 days respectively.
6.Neem oil 3.0 % need based as foliar spray
7. For management of Aphid vector, spray Imidachloprid 0.5 ml/lit along with sufficient quantity of stickers like Teepol, Triton X100, APSA etc., for better adhesion and coverage.
Do not use DDT, lindane 1.3% dust, copper and sulphur dust. These are phytotoxic.
Diseases
Powdery mildew--
Powdery mildew can be controlled by spraying Dinocap 1 ml/lit or Carbendazim 0.5 g/lit.
Powdery mildew can be controlled by spraying Dinocap 1 ml/lit or Carbendazim 0.5 g/lit.
Downy mildew--
Downy mildew can be controlled by spraying Mancozeb or Chlorothalonil 2 g/lit twice at 10 days interval.
Downy mildew can be controlled by spraying Mancozeb or Chlorothalonil 2 g/lit twice at 10 days interval.
Yield--
18 tonnes/ha can be obtained.
18 tonnes/ha can be obtained.
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