Varieties: | Washington, Pusa delicious,Coorg honeydew and co 1 varieties. |
Soils: | well drained soils with rich organic matter with pH 6.5 to 7 |
Temperature: | 25-30 degree Celsius |
Rainfall: | 1000 to 2000 annually |
Planting materials: | Seeds |
Cultural practices | |
Land preparation: | Deep soil cultivation and ploughing recommended. |
Spacing: | 1.5*1.5 |
Fertilizer requirement: | gm UREA, 1400GM SSP AND 700GM MOP |
Planting season: | September to October |
Intercultural operations: | Weed control and bud removing Shredding of leaves and fruit removing. |

PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT:

PEST | SYMPTOM | MANAGEMENT |
Root knot nematode | Galling of roots, leaves turn into yellow and premature fruit drops. | Carbofuran 3g @ 20g/ha. |
Red spider mites | Scarring of fruits | Phosphomidon @0.5 per litre |
Disease | symptom | Management |
Damping off | Rotting of seeds | Treating seeds with captan @3gm per kg before sowing. |
Anthracnose | Applying Difolton 2gm per litre. |
Harvesting and yield:
Harvesting will be done when fruits get 75 to 80% maturity.
Yield should be around 40 to 50 tons per hectare