Hybrid Sponge Gourd NSGH-88

Cultivation Practices for Sponge Gourd

Soil…… Medium heavy well drained fertile soil.
Seed rate/ha………..1.5-2.0 kg
Spacing (cm)………. 150 x 60 or 120 x 60
Manures & Fertilizer…….. 15-20 ton/ha. FYM at the time of land preparation. After 10 days of sowing apply 100 kg N, 80 kg P & 80 kg K and after 35 days apply 100 kg N/ha.
Irrigation……During rainy season irrigation may be required during initial growth period. In summer irrigation should be given regularly at 5-7 days interval or according to crop need.

Plant Protection

Leaf miner : Dichlorovos @ 1 ml/lit or Chloropyriphos @ 2 ml/lit or Quinolphos 2 ml/lit.
Aphids, jassids :- Thiamethoxam 0.66 gm/lit
White fly :- Difenthiuron @ 12.5 gm/15 lit.
Thrips :- Thiamethoxam 0.66 gm/lit or Fipronil @2 ml/lit.
Downy mildew : Mancozeb and Metalaxyl-M @ 2.5 gm/lit or Mancozeb 2 gm/lit or Tebuconazole @ 1 gm/lit.
Fusarium wilt :- Biosanjivani @5+5 gm/lit or Bavistin @ 2 ml/lit.
Powedry mildew : Tebuconazole @ 1 gm/lit or Difenoconazole @ 0.5 ml/lit.

Special Recommendation

• Apply 25 kg Nirmal Bio Power Gold granule per ha at the time of sowing near root zone
• Apply Nirmal Rizamica @250 gm/ha through drip or drenching method
• 3 foliar spray of Nirmal Bioforce @2ml/lit at pre-flowering, flowering & fruiting