PUMPKIN

INTRODUCTION:-

Ø short duration crop

Ø Excellent source of high quality protein

Ø It is consumed as a vegetable as well as in the form of marmalade and petha.

Ø Easily digestible and hence patients like it

Ø It is also a good source of riboflavin, thiamine and vitamin A (xanthophyll).

1] Time of sowing –

Kharif – June to July

For summer – December to February

2] Seed rate – 250 to 300 grams per acre

3] Spacing – 7-8 feet x 1.5-2 feet

4] Irrigation – weekly interval

5] Application of fertilizers (per acre)

Solutions

Days	Stage	Solution	Potential Disease	Potential Pest
10 – 15	Seedling stage	Seed treatment with Thiram or Captan @ 2 to 3 g/kg of seed. Katara Nano NPK 19-19-19 @ 200 gm per acre Micronutrient containing microgold 2 gm/Lit water + Saaf powder (Carbendazim 12% Mancozeb 63% WP) @ 2 gm/Ltr of water + Acetamipride 20% @ 1 gm/Litre	Fusarium wilt	white fly
25 – 30	Vegetative growth stage	Katra Nano Mono Ammonium Phosphate (12-61-0) @200gm/acre + Fungus-G 1.5gm/Lit Water Kargill (Imidacloprid 30.5%SC) 2ml/Lit Water Bell (Fipronil 5%SC) 2-5ml/Lit Water or Lysorus Miticide @ 80-100 liters of water	Leaf curl, downy mildew	Whitefly Aphid, Green Mosquito, Thrips
35 – 40	Flowering stage	Katra Nano NPK Potassium Nitrate 00-52-34 @200gm Per acre + Atal (Boron Micronutrient10%)@ 100 ml Per acre Bayer Reagent (Fipronil 5%SC) + Benevia (FMC) @1.5-2ml/Lit Water + Prosper Bayer Antracol @ 2-5 ml/Lit of water @ 2g/Lit of water	Leaf curl, Powdery mildew, Downy mildew	White fly, Red Kit, Aphid, Worm Thrips Leafminer
50 -70	Fruiting stage	Micro Gold (Mixed Chelated Micronutrients) @ 1.5 gm/Lit of water + Kargill (Imidacloprid30.5% SC) 2-5 ml/Lit water + Bell (Fipronil 5% SC) 2-5 ml/Ltr of water + Banlarva (Emamectin Benzoate 5%) sg) 4 gm/10 ltr of water + Bayer foliar (Tebuconazole 25.5%) @ 1-1.5 ml/l of water	Cercospora, Anthracnose Powdery mildew, Fruit rot	Red kit, white fly, thrips, fruit/stem borer, spider