How to grow of Pumpkin.

  Botanical name -- Cucurbita moschata. Family -- Cucurbitaceae. Chromosome -- 2n=24
Pumpkin is also known by many names. Also known as Shirish, Sweet Pumpkin, Citaph Lal Kumdha etc. are also known. It has been cultivated in India since ancient times. Its ripe fruits can be kept for a long time at normal temperature. Vegetables are also made from its soft leaves and flowers. Pesticides are prepared from its seeds. Because its seeds contain chemocene-2 ​​chemocene. Its origins are considered as Mexico and the hot country.

             
         

                    Climate

Pumpkin is hot season vegetable. It is cultivated in both zayed and kharif. This crop is very affected crop. It is 20-21 ° C for germination and 22-25 ° C temperature is suitable for growth and development.

     

          Soil and it's Preparation

It can be grown in all types of land. But light loamer or loamer land is best for this. Proper drainage is necessary in the land. Some acidic land whose pH value is between 6 to 6.5 is suitable for this.
For the preparation of the field, a plowing soil should be replaced by plat plots and 3-4 ponds should be made from the native hull. After plowing every country, after plowing the plow, the farm is made brown and uniform.

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          Improved Varieties

(1) Pusa Faith - Within 120 days of seeding, the fruit becomes ready after harvesting. Fruits are round and medium size yielding yields of 300-400 quintals per hectare.
(2) Pusa hybrid - In this key, it starts giving fruit in about 120 days. Its fruit is flat and the weight is about 4.5 kilograms. The length of its vines is high. Production of this kind of hectare is 450 quintals per hectare.
(3) Coimbatore-1 - This is the kind of variety
Which is ready in about 125 days. Fruit globes are medium and large in size. About 7 to 9 fruits are found on each vine.

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         Manure and fertilizers

Pumpkin uses the following quantities of compost and fertilizers.
1. Dry cow urine ---- 200-250 quintals per hectare
2. Nitrogen ---- 50-60 kg per hectare
3. Phosphorus ---- 70-80 kg per hectare
4. Potash ---- 50-60 kg per hectare
Vermicompost and organic fertilizers should also be used to obtain higher yields with high quality.
Mix the dung roe fertilizer 3-4 weeks before sowing the seeds. 1/3 part of nitrogen, the full amount of phosphorus and potash should be mixed in the field before planting or before planting seed. Half of remaining nitrogen when 3-4 leaves come to the plant. And when the remaining nitrogen floss leaves, put it in the form of top dressing from all around the plant and mix it in the soil.

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                   Bowing Time

In mountainous areas -----
March-April
In the field areas----
1. Rainy ----- June-July
2. Summer ------ January-March
3. On the banks side ------- December-January

                     Seed rate

Seeds of 5-6 kg for paddy cultivation and 4-5 kg ​​per hectare seed for rainwater harvesting are required.
Spacing
Summer crop ------- 1.2-200 meters × 9.70 meters
Rainfall of rain ----- 1.5-2.5 meters × 1.0 meters

               Method of Sowing

1. Summer crop is sown in drains. These drains are made of 70-75 cm wide, 10-12 cm deep and 150 km away. In the drains, 2-3 seeds are sown at a distance of 60 cm.
2. By making platelets at a distance of 1 meter in the rainy season, 3-4 seeds are planted at a depth of 2.5 to 5 cm in one place. Distance from one plate to another plate should be kept at 1 meter.
                    Weed Control
In the initial stage of the crop, control of weeds is necessary, for the summer crop two to three and in the rainy season 3-4
Weeding-Goodness is required. If there is no rain in the long run, irrigate it as needed, should be irrigated by 5-7 days of summer crop. Due to rain harvest, proper drainage should be done. The waste water of the farm can be taken out of time. In the absence of drainage the water is filled in the field for a long time, causing the respiratory action of plant roots to stop. As a result, the root of the plant gets lost. And the entire plant is destroyed.

                Disease Control

Power Mildew - This disease is caused by a fungus called Arysophylli Sikorcyiram. As a result of this disease, the yellow-colored powdered substance that is collected on the leaves becomes white. And later leaves lose the leaves by changing the almond color.
Control - For the control of this disease, weekely. spraying of 0.3% of kerathen should be done.

                    VInsert Control

1.Apilekana Beetle- Both the infant and the adult of this insect harm the crops. They are germinated and eat small plants.
Control - The control of this insect should be sprayed with 0.2% solution of malathion.
Cutworm - The scum of this insect rises in the night. Which cuts off gentle tan from the surface of the ground.

                       Storage

Pumpkin fruits can be stored for 4-5 months. For storage, there should be temperature of 10-15 ° C and 75% humidity.

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