Gourds-snake gourd, - importance
–varieties-climate and soil-seeds and sowing-manuring- irrigation-intercultural
operations-harvesting - yield
Importance:
Young tender fruits used as vegetable. Fruit is rich in vitamin A. Crop is highly
cross pollinated due to its monoecious nature. Flowers are unisexual. Female
flowers are solitary. Ratio of male and female ranges from 31 : 1 to 22 : 1
Varieties: The cultivate dvarieties are two types
1. Light green – with white stripes
2. Dark green – with palegreen stripes
Climate:
Snake gourd can be grown in tropical and sub tropical climates. High
humidity is favourable for growth. Snake gourd may not be successfully grown
above 1500 m altitude.
Soil:
It can be grown on wide range of soils. However soil which is well
drained. Rich in organic manure is suitable for snake gourd.
Time of sowing:
It can be sown in April to July and also October to November. Seeds are
sown n hills near edge of raised beds or flat beds at 1.5 to 2 m between row to
row 60 to 90 cm between plant to plant. 2 to 3 seeds per hill should be planted.
Seed rate is 3 to 6 kg per ha.
Manuring:
10 to 15 tonnes of well decomposed FM per ha is incorporated. 60 kg N,
50 kg P and 40 kg per ha is the blanket recommendation. Half nitrogen is top
dressed at a stage when the plants start bearing.
Irrigation:
It is given immediately after sowing. Afterwards light irrigation is gien
every 4th or 5th day. Frequent irrigations are needed during flowering and fruit
development stage. Any stress during this period will reduce fruit size and yield.
Over watering is very harmful. Snake gourd is irrigated usually by basin or
furrow method.
Inter cultivation:
Shallow cultivation is done to make the soil loose and to keep down.
Weeds the vine is trained on sakes, patches, which will facilitates hanging of
fruit. Fruit will be tried with some weight to encourage linear growth. Earthing up
of individual vines is an essential operation to avoid exposure of roots.
Botanical name: Trihcosanthes anguina – Snake gourd
Family : Cucurbitaceae
Chromosome no 2n = 22
Origin: China
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Harvesting:
Young tender half grown fruits are ready for harvest in about 8 weeks
after planting. Fully ripe fruits are collected for seed purpose.
Yield: average yield is 13 to 20 tonnes per ha.
Storage: snake gourd cannot store well for more than 2 days.
–varieties-climate and soil-seeds and sowing-manuring- irrigation-intercultural
operations-harvesting - yield
Importance:
Young tender fruits used as vegetable. Fruit is rich in vitamin A. Crop is highly
cross pollinated due to its monoecious nature. Flowers are unisexual. Female
flowers are solitary. Ratio of male and female ranges from 31 : 1 to 22 : 1
Varieties: The cultivate dvarieties are two types
1. Light green – with white stripes
2. Dark green – with palegreen stripes
Climate:
Snake gourd can be grown in tropical and sub tropical climates. High
humidity is favourable for growth. Snake gourd may not be successfully grown
above 1500 m altitude.
Soil:
It can be grown on wide range of soils. However soil which is well
drained. Rich in organic manure is suitable for snake gourd.
Time of sowing:
It can be sown in April to July and also October to November. Seeds are
sown n hills near edge of raised beds or flat beds at 1.5 to 2 m between row to
row 60 to 90 cm between plant to plant. 2 to 3 seeds per hill should be planted.
Seed rate is 3 to 6 kg per ha.
Manuring:
10 to 15 tonnes of well decomposed FM per ha is incorporated. 60 kg N,
50 kg P and 40 kg per ha is the blanket recommendation. Half nitrogen is top
dressed at a stage when the plants start bearing.
Irrigation:
It is given immediately after sowing. Afterwards light irrigation is gien
every 4th or 5th day. Frequent irrigations are needed during flowering and fruit
development stage. Any stress during this period will reduce fruit size and yield.
Over watering is very harmful. Snake gourd is irrigated usually by basin or
furrow method.
Inter cultivation:
Shallow cultivation is done to make the soil loose and to keep down.
Weeds the vine is trained on sakes, patches, which will facilitates hanging of
fruit. Fruit will be tried with some weight to encourage linear growth. Earthing up
of individual vines is an essential operation to avoid exposure of roots.
Botanical name: Trihcosanthes anguina – Snake gourd
Family : Cucurbitaceae
Chromosome no 2n = 22
Origin: China
35
Harvesting:
Young tender half grown fruits are ready for harvest in about 8 weeks
after planting. Fully ripe fruits are collected for seed purpose.
Yield: average yield is 13 to 20 tonnes per ha.
Storage: snake gourd cannot store well for more than 2 days.
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