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Hybrid Sponge Gourd VASUDHA |
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Root Shape |
Cylindrical |
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Fruit Weight |
130-180 g |
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Fruit Colour |
Greenish white |
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Fruit length |
30-40 cm |
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Days of 1st Picking |
40-45 DAS |
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Special Features |
High yielding hybrid with excellent fruit quality |
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Cultural Sponge Gourd |
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Season |
Wet Season : June -July Summer : Jan - March |
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Climate |
Warm season crop (tropical / subtropical), it requires long period of warm preferably dry weather with abundant sunshine. Susceptible to frost. Humidity promotes DM, Anthracnose, virus dis. Average Temperature 30 -35 C. |
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Temperature |
Av. temperature 30 C, Min. 20 C & Max. 40 C |
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Nursery |
Direct Sowing |
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Soil & Land Preparation |
Well drained, loamy, tolerant to slightly acidic soil. |
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Seed Rate |
1-1.2 Kg/acre |
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Irrigation |
Irrigate as & when required based on the soil type & the local practices |
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Spacing |
Row to Row : 150-180 cm & Plant to Plant : 60 cm |
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Fertilizer Kg/Acre |
NPK-100:80:80 |
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Flower Initiation |
44-45 days |
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1st Picking |
50-55 DAS |
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Growth Regulator |
Ethrel - Increases the % of female flower which in turn enhances the yield |
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Yield T/ha |
18-20 T |
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Avg. per Fruit Weight (g) |
200-250g |
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No. of Fruits Per Plant |
12-15 / vine |
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Major Impediment |
DM : When summer rains-due to high humidity / Leaf Minor |
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Remedies / Control Measures |
Ulala 0.5 g/l for Leaf Minor, Imidagold 0.5 ml/l for Aphids & Thrips, Lancergold 2.5 g/l for White Flies control. |
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Harvesting: |
Picked in about 15 days from the fruit set, before flesh turns to fibrous |
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Export Standards |
Light green, uniformly cylindrical, 25-30 cm in length |
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# of Seeds /g |
10 |