Bottle gourd (Hybrid)
Recommended Dose: 200:100:100 Kg/ha
Crop Stage Duration in Days Fertilizer Grade Total Fertilizer(Kg/ha) Nutrient Supplied % Requirement N P K N P K
Crop
establishment stage 10 19:19:19 +MN 13-0-45
Urea26.81
11.00
29.03
5.00
1.43
13.35
5.00
–
–
5.00
4.95
–
10.00 5.00 10.0
0
Subtotal 19.78 5.00 9.95
Vegetative
stage
30 12-61-0
13-0-45
Urea
12.28
66.00
109.00
1.47
8.58
50.14
7.50
–
–
–
29.70
–
30.00 7.50 30.0
0
Subtotal 60.19 7.50 29.70
Flower
initiation to
first picking
30 12-61-0
13-0-45
Urea
12.28
44.00
115.00
1.47
5.72
52.90
7.50
–
–
–
19.80
–
30.00 7.50 20.0
0
Subtotal 60.09 7.50 19.80
Harvesting
stage
45 19:19:19 +
MN
13-0-45
Urea
26.31
78.00
97.52
5.00
10.14
44.86
5.00
–
–
5.00
35.10
– 30.00 5.00 40.0
Total
duration
115
days
Subtotal 60.00 5.00 40.10
Total 200.0 24.9
(or)
25.0
99.35
(or)
100.0
100 25 100
*75% RD of Phosphorus applied as superphosphate = 469 Kg/ha.
1. 19:19:19 = 53 kg/ha
2. 13:0:45 = 199kg/ha
3. 12:61:0 = 25 kg/ha
4. Urea = 351 kg/ha
Pests
For Leaf miner – Liriomyza trifolii,
Red pumpkin beetle – Aulacophora foveicollis,
Aphids– Aphis gossypii,
Thrips– Thrips palmi,
White fly – Bemesia tabaci,
Pumpkin caterpillar – Diaphania indica and
Fruit fly– Bactrocera cucurbitae,
Spray cyantraniliprole 10.26 OD @1.8ml/lit. or Azadirachtin 0.03%
Aphids and jassids
Imidacloprid 70 WG 1.0g/10lit.
Fruit borers & Caterpillars
Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC 2.0ml/10lit.
Red Spider mite
Dicofol 18.5 EC 2.0ml/lit.
Fruit fly
1. Collect the affected fruits and destroy.
2. The fly population is low in hot day conditions and it is peak in rainy season.
Hence adjust the sowing time accordingly.
3. Expose the pupae by ploughing.
4. Install cucurbit fruit fly trap @ 4/ acre
5. Neem oil @ 3.0 %
Do not use copper and sulphur dust, as these are phytotoxic
Powdery mildew
Spray dinocap @ 1 ml/l or carbendazim @ 0.5 g/l
Downy mildew
Spray mancozeb or chlorothalonil @ 2 g/l twice at 10 days interval
CIB recommendation
Spray ametoctradin + dimethomorph 20.27% w/w SC @ 0.04%
Variety: 15 – 20 t/ha in 135 days.
Hybrid: 75-80 t/ha in 135 – 175 days
Crop Growing districts Dindigul,Thiruvallur,Coimbatore,Thoothukudi
Major markets in Tamil Nadu Periyar Vegetable Market Koyambedu, Chennai Gandhi Market, Oddanchathiram Natchipalayam vegetable market, Coimbatore