Bottle Gourd

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Bottle gourd
The bottle gourd is a vigorous, annual, running
or climbing vine with large leaves and a lush
appearance
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As Climber
The bottle gourd plants have commonly cultivated
plants in India. Most of the Cucurbitaceae
vegetable plants are annual climbing vines with
wide leaves those are edible. The fruit has
various shapes. And the shape depends upon the
varieties.
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Varieties
Popular varieties are CO1, PKM 1, PLR 2, PLR
1(salad type), Pusa Megdoot, Arka Bahar, TNAU
Bottle Gourd Hybrid CO1 Pusa Summer Prolific
Long.
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Season Spacing
Best season for sowing bottle gourd seeds is
during January July. This vegetable plant
spacing needs to be 30 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm at the
size of 2.52 meters.
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Soil
This vegetable plant prefers to grow in sandy
loamy soil with good drainage preferably acidic
pH of 6 to 6.5 plant thrives well at good
organic potting mix.
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Plant Training
After 3 to 4 months plant requires support for
their growth. This plant can be supported through
bamboo sticks or any dried branches of woody
plants.
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Fertilizer
Application of organic Farm yard manure around
the plants monthly once or twice around the
plants will results in high yielding fruits.
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Pruning
Trim the old dried plant parts. At regular
intervals removal of rotten fruit from plant
during the rainy season.
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Maturity indices of bottle gourd
Bottle gourds are permitted to obtain a maximum
maturity on the vine before harvest. The fruits
are ready for harvest 60-120 days after sowing
depending on the variety
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Harvesting time
Best stage to harvest is when fruits have soft,
smooth surface and you can push your fingernail
through the skin or scrape it easily.
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yields

• The fruit should be harvested when the rind of
  the fruit is very tender and green.
• The average yield is l00-150q/ha. In houseplant
  each plant can produce up to 5 fruits/plant.
• Bottle gourd may be harvested 55-75 days after
  sowing.

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Benefits

• Bottle gourd contains a good amount of vitamin C,
  B, Folate, Iron, Zinc Calcium.
• It contains a high amount of choline, a
  neurotransmitter which are good for brain
  function.
• String music instruments made from dried bottle
  gourds like Khanjiri, Tumba, Veena, others.

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