Bottle gourd Important One Liner

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Bottle gourd Questions and Answers

Bottle gourd

Horticulture
Bottle gourd
S.N. Question Answer
1 Botanical name? Lagenaria siceraria
  2 Family? Cucurbitaceae
  3 Origin? South Africa
 4 Chromosome number? 2n=22
 5 Soil is required …….rich in organic matter with good drainage and the pH ranges from 6.5 to 7.5 is suited for bottle gourd cultivation? Sandy loamy soils
 6 Climate requires? Moderate warm temperature
 7 Seed rat of Bottle gourd?  3-4 kg
  8 Seed treated with Trichoderma viride 4 g or Pseudomonas fluorescens 10 g or?  Carbendazim 2 g/kg of seeds before sowing
  9 Most popular product prepared from Bottle gourd? Kofta
10 Bottle gourd highly sensitive to?  Photoperiod
11 Dry shell is used for preparation of musical instrument Processed product? Tooty-fruity
12 Fruit pulp is very good source of?  Fibre free carbohydrates
13 Brown or whitish brown seeds germinate well and require temperature for germination? 25-30°C
14 High temperature and High N, induce in Bottle gourd Maleness
15 Heterosis is present through its life cycle in? All stages
16

Pest of Bottle gourd?

Mites, Aphid, Beetles, fruit flies and caterpillars
17 Beetles, fruit flies and caterpillars can be controlled by spraying?  Malathion 50 EC 1 ml/lit. or Dimethoate 30 EC 1 ml/lit.
18 Do not use DDT, copper and sulphur dust as these are because of ? Phytotoxic
19 Disease of Bottle gourd? Powdery mildew, Downy mildew etc.
20 Fruits are harvested at tender stage and before?  100 % maturity
21 Yield of Bottle gourd?  15 – 20 t/ha in 135 days

Varieties

Selection
Samrat(Highest Yield) Pusa Naveen Pusa Summer Prolific round
Punjab Round Punjab long Punjab long
Pusa Naveen    
Hybrid
Pusa Meghdoot: 1st F1 hybrid by public sector  Punjab Komal Varad
NDBG-1 – Diara Pusa Mangari Gutka
Pusa sandesh – new variety Harit Swarna Sneha (2013 IVRC)
PBOG-1 for N. Plains    
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