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Coccinia
Botanical Name – Coccinia Grandis
Family -Cucurbitaceae

Varieties

1)TNAU Coccinia

2)CO 1

Method of Propagation

Rooted cuttings are used as propagating materials. 

Spacing

2x2m with pit size of 30 cubic centimeter.

Manures and Fertilizers

30 t FYM

75kg N

40kg P

 75 kgK/ha

After cultivation including special practices
Pruning
can be
done after
nine
months of
planting. It
can be
done by
cutting all
the
branches
at the
pandal
level
leaving
the single
stem.
Cropping and Harvesting
Planting to first
flowering 40-45
days and
planting to first
harvest 50-55
days and
maintained for 3
years by pruning
every year
Yield

83 t/ha/
year