Introduction
Bitter Gourd- Seeds:
Environment Required:
Harsh gourd development is done predominantly in the warm season. This beneficial yield loves warm environment with heaps of stickiness.
Soil Required:
Best soil: Well-depleted, rich soil highlighting a pH of 5.5-6.7. The dirt ought to be wealthy in natural matter like dried fertilizer or manure.
In any case, unpleasant gourd harvest can endure any kind of soil that has great seepage. Ice free climate is liked. Daytime temperature going from 24oC to 35oC is acceptable.
Soil temperature favorable for seed germination ought to be somewhere in the range of 20oC and 25oC.
Method of Propagation:
Relocating and direct cultivating.
It is ideal to leave a few plants in the field during gathering. This will deliver seeds, which keep on developing when left inside the gourd. The seeds are chosen, washed, and afterward put away at a dry, cool region. Thusly, they stay practical for 2 to 3 years.
You should leave a couple of severe gourd organic products with the goal that they accomplish total development. These organic products are held for the following harvest. At the point when organic products mature completely, they tear open consequently, delivering white or earthy colored seeds. These seeds can be gathered and utilized for planting.
Harsh Gourd Sowing Process:
Soil arrangement: Start with furrowing the dirt to give it a fine tilth stage. Burrow pits of size 30cm x 30cm x 30cm at a dividing of 2.0 x 1.5 m.
Best an ideal opportunity for planting:
For summer crop: January-March
For storm crop: June-July (fields) and March-June (slopes)
Seed rate: 4-5 kg/ha
Technique for planting: drilling
It is nice to absorb seeds water for quicker germination. Absorb seeds an answer of 25 ppm boron and 25-50 ppm GA for 24 hours.
Fertilization
Severe gourd highlights bug fertilization, ideally bumble bees. On the off chance that honey bees are absent in your space, you should do manual fertilization. Pick male blossoms and move dusts to female blossoms during dynamic blooming stage at daytime.
Water system Requirement:
Give one water system prior to drilling and one more following seven days.
Trickle water system is acceptable. Separating of inline horizontal cylinders ought to be 1.5 m.
Weed the executives:
Digging is required multiple times after severe gourd development for weed control. After the fifteenth day of planting, shower 100 ppm (which is accomplished by dissolving 1 ml Ethrel in 10 l of water) multiple times at week after week stretches.
Manures:
1) Before the last soil furrowing, apply:
2) Pseudomonas 2.5 kg/ha
3) Phosphobacteriaand Azospirillum0 kg/ha
4) FYM 50 kg
5) Neem cake 100 kg
6) In the wake of planting, apply:
7) FYM (Farm Yard Manure) 10 kg/pit
8) 100 g NPK (Nitrogen, Phophorus, Potassium) at a proportion of 6:12:12 per pit
9) N 10 g/pit following 30 days of planting
10) Nuisance and Diseases in Bitter Gourd
Nuisances:
Natural product flies, caterpillars, and scarabs: For control, shower 30 EC Dimethoate 1 ml/l or 50 EC Malathion 1 ml/l, or 25 EC Methyl Demeton 1ml/l.
Aphids: For control, use Imidachloprid5 ml/l. Utilize enough stickers like apsa, Teepol, and others for better inclusion and bond.
Parasites: Spray 18% SC Dicofol 2.5 ml/l of water.
Infections:
Wool Mildew: For control, splash Chlorothalonil or Mancozeb 2g/l multiple times at a time frame days.
Fine Mildew: For control, splash Carbendazim 0.5 g/l or Dinocap 1ml/l.
Reaping:
Substitute day reaping starts when natural products are delicate and exceptionally youthful. Be cautious while picking so as not to harm plants. You should not allow natural products to develop on plVegetable:apacity:
Store reaped natural products in a cool condition for 3-4 days.
Yield:
Normal yield is 60-100
Uses of BittGourd Vegetable:
In homes, harsh gourd is utilized in the kitchen to plan "sabzi" and pickles.
Bitter gourd is notable for its restorative employments.
