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Snake Gourd

Crop Category

Vegetables

Applicable Product

Description

Snake gourd also known as Serpent Gourd.

The Snake Gourd is an annual plant grown for its fruit.

Snake Gourd is native to Southeastern Asia and Australia.

Major Snake Gourd producing countries in the world are India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nepal, China, Indonesia, Myanmar.

In India it is grown in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha, Maharashtra and Karnataka.

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Violales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Trichosanthes
Species: cucumerina

Economically Important Part

Fruit is the most economically important part of Snake Gourd

Conditions for Cultivation

Snake Gourd grows well in hot and warm climate.

The ideal temperature for Snake Gourd cultivation is 25˚C to 38˚C.

It can be grown in a wide variety of soils.

It grows best in sandy loamy soils with rich organic compost.

Soil pH ranging from 6-7 is ideal for Snake Gourd cultivation.

Major Challenges

The major challenges involve Biotic causes and Abiotic causes.
Biotic Causes
- Major Pests: Leaf Beetles, Caterpillar, Fruit Flies, Red Pumpkin Beetle and Epilachna Beetle.
- Major Diseases: Downy Mildew, Powdery Mildew and Stem and Fruit Rot.
Abiotic Causes:
- Blossom end rot
- Hollow heart

Crop Schedule

Crop Stage	Products	Dosage	Method Of Application	Benefits
Basal fertilizer	Geoxol.COM	15 kg / hectare / application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (more than / equal to 0.5%) and bulk density (less than or equal to 1.6 g / cm3)	Soil Application	Rejuvenates soil for sustainable growth of crops
3 weeks after transplanting / sowing	Mycoxol4G	5 g per liter of water	Soil Drenching	Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients
Deficiency of Zinc	Nutrin Zn	1 g per liter of water, repeat if required.	Foliar Application	Corrects Zinc deficiency
Deficiency of Iron	Nutrin Fe	1 g per liter of water, repeat if required	Foliar Application	Corrects Iron deficiency
Vegetative Growth	PeakMAX	2 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Improves vegetative growth and reduces disease pressure
Vegetative Growth	Privid	3ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Promotes vegetative growth
Vegetative Growth	Nutrin Combo Liquid	1 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Optimizes nutritional status
Pre-flowering	Amply5	3 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Triggers flowering
Fruit Setting	Silixol OSA	2 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Improves quality of produce and reduces impact of abiotic stress
Fruit development	CalSi-B++	1 g per liter of water	Foliar Application	Corrects nutrient deficiency
Fruit development	PeakMAX	2 ml per liter of water	Foliar Application	Reduces disease incidence
Vegetative Stage	Biofuze	3 ml / liter of water. - Repeat sprays at a interval of 2-3 weeks as per pest attack	Foliar Application	Reduces population of sucking pests

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