Ribbed gourd (Hybrid)
Recommended dose: 250:100:100 Kg/ha
Crop Stage Duration
in Days
Fertilizer
Grade
Total
Fertilizer
(Kg/ha)
Nutrient Supplied % Requirement
N P K N P K
Crop
establishment
10 12-61-0
13-0-45
Urea
32.79
22.00
39.49
3.93
2.87
18.20
5.00
–
–
–
10.00
–
10.00 5.00 10.00
Subtotal 25.00 5.00 10.00
Vegetative 30 19:19:19
+ MN
Urea
157.89
97.67
29.99
45.00
–
7.50
–
–
–
29.99
–
30.00 7.50 30.00
Subtotal 74.99 7.50 29.99
Flower
initiation to
first picking
20 12-61-0
13-0-45
Urea
49.17
44.00
137.52
5.91
5.72
63.84
7.50
–
–
–
20.00
–
30.00 7.50 20.00
Subtotal 75.47 7.50 20.00
Harvesting 60 12-16-0
13-0-45
Urea
32.79
88.00
129.39
3.93
11.44
59.63
5.00
–
–
–
40.00
–
30.00 5.00 40.00
Total
duration
120
days
Subtotal 75.00 5.00 40.00
Total 250.46
(or)
250.00
25.00 99.99
(or)
100.00
100 25 100
*75% RD of Phosphorus applied as superphosphate = 469 Kg/ha.
1. 19:19:19 = 158 kg/ha
2. 13:0:45 = 154 kg/ha
3. 12:61:0 = 115 kg/ha
4. Urea = 405 kg/ha
Pest
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: 14 – 15 t/ha in 125 days.
Hybrid: 35-40 t/ha in 135 – 175 days
Crop Growing districts Erode, Coimbatore, Tiruppur
Major markets in Tamil Nadu Periyar Vegetable Market Koyambedu, Chennai, Gandhi Market, Oddanchathiram, Natchipalayam vegetable market, Coimbatore