WATERMELON

INTRODUCTION:-

Ø Watermelon originated in South Africa. It is an important fruit in India.
Ø Watermelon is grown for its large edible fruit in favorable climates from tropical to temperate regions around the world, and is botanically called pepo.
Ø Sweet, juicy usually dark red to pink in color, with many black seeds, although seedless varieties do exist.
Ø The fruit can be eaten raw or pickled, and the peel is edible after cooking. It can also be consumed as a juice or as an ingredient in mixed beverages.
Ø It is an excellent desert fruit and its juice consists of 92% water along with proteins, minerals and carbohydrates.
Ø Watermelon is mainly cultivated in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

1] Time of sowing - In the north it is sown in mid-January to March and November to December.

2] Seed rate – 1.5 to 2 kg seed is required for sowing in one acre of land.

3] Spacing - The spacing may vary depending on the method of sowing. In pit method, the row to row distance between two plants is 2-3.5 m and use 60 cm.

4] Irrigation - Regular interval as per requirement

5] Application of fertilizers (per acre)

FERTILIZER	PER ACRE
FERTILIZER	BASAL	30 DAS
FYM	10 tonne / acre	Mycorrhiza powder 100 g
Urea [46-0-0]	-	60 Kg ( 3 split @ 20 kg)
SSP	100 Kg
MOP	15 Kg	15 Kg
NANO MgSO4		200 gm

Diseases

WHITE FLY

APHIDS/THRIPS

FRUITFLY

BEETAL

LEAFMINOR

ANTHRACNOSE

POWDERY MILDEW

DOWNY MILDEW

Solutions

Days	Stage	Solution	Potential Disease	Potential Pest
15 - 20	From Planting To Planting	Treat the seed with Zeb-75 (Mancozeb 75% WP) @ 2 g/kg of seed Katra 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, Dumping Off,	white fly, green mquosito, termite
21 – 40	Vegetative Growth Stage	Katra Nano Mono Ammonium Phosphate (12-61-0) @ 200 g/acre + Humus-100 @ 250 g/acre + Flemingo (Emamectin Benzoate 3% Thiamethoxam 12% SG) @ 0.5 to 1 g/Lit of water + Lysorus Miticide combo @ 80- 100 liter of water + Dimethoate 30EC@2ml per liter of water + Fungus-G 1.5g/Lit of water+ Nano Magnesium Sulphate@200gm/acre	Leaf Curl, Fusarium Wilt	whitefly, beetle, termite, borer, aphid, thrips
40 – 60	Flowering Stage	Katra Nano NPK Potassium Phosphate 00-52-34 @200 gm per acre + Itarich @ 100 gm per acre + Regent (Fipronil 5% SC) + Methyl Demeton 20EC @ 2ml/Ltr of water + Banlarva (Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG) 4 gm/10 Ltr of water + Bayer Folicur (Tebuconazole 25.5%) @ 1-1.5 ml/Lit of water	Powdery Mildew, Downy Mildew, Fusarium Wilt, Panama Wilt	Beetle, Aphid, Worm, Nematode, Thrips
61-80	Fruiting Stage	Katra Nano Potassium Nitrate 13-00-45 @ 200 gm per acre + Prosper @ 2-5 ml/Ltr of water + Lysorus Miticide @ 80-100 Ltr of water + Nano Magnesium Sulphate @ 200 gm per acre + Ampligo (Sygenta) 80 ml + Copper Oxychloride @ 300 gm + kargill (Imidacloprid 30.5% SC) per acre 2-5 ml/Ltr of water + Dimethoate 30EC@2ml/Ltr of water.	Leaf Curl, Downy Mildew, Fusarium Wilt Powdery Mildew, Anthracnose	fruit fly, corm weevil nematode, thrips, aphid, borer,
80- 100	Maturity Stage	Katra Nano Potassium Nitrate 00-00-50 @200 gm per acre + Adama Custodia (Azoxystrobin 18.2% Diphenoconazole 11.4% SC) Lysorus Miticide @ 80-100 Ltr of water + Dimethoate 30EC@2 ml per Ltr of water + Bayer Fame (Flubendamide) @ 30-40 + Chlorothalonil fungicide @ 2 g/Litre per acre	Leaf Curl, Powdery Mildew, Downy Mildew Fusarium Wilt, Anthracnose	Rhizome vivile, beetle, aphid, fruit borer

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