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Bottle Gourd is an important vegetable of the summer. It can be produced also in the rainy season. Its seeds are used in medicines.
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Soil and Climate
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It is a vegetable of hot climate and snow is very harmful to it. It can be produced in any type of soil but sandy soil is the most suitable with pH between 6-7. Irrigation is neccessary weekly in summer.
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Sowing
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Sowing is done from mid February to first week of March. For spring crop sowing is done in July-August.
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Manure and Fertilizers
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Use 30 tons of decomposed fertilizer, 400 kg Calcium Ammonium Nitrate or 200 kg Urea, 300 kg SuperPhosphate and 100 kg Murate of Potash per hectare.
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Variety
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Selection of varieties depends mainly on the following factors:
- Method Of Sowing
- Crop Rotation
- Pest and Disease
- Irrigration Facilities
- Climatic Conditions
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