Agriculture Production technology of fruit crrops

1. ASSIGNMENT ON WATERMELON
 Subbmitted by M. Harika
 G-section
 Roll no 11

2. WATERMELON
Botanical name Citrullus lanatus
Family Cucurbitaceae

3. VARITIES
Sugar Baby and Arka Manik
PMK1
Arka Jyoti
Pusa Bedana.

4. SOIL
 Sandy loam rich in organic matter with good drainage and pH range for
6.5-7.5 is ideal for cultivation of watermelon. This crop requires a
moderate warm temperature.

5. SEASON
 Sow the seeds during November – December

6. SEED RATE
 About 3.5 kg of seeds are required for a hectare

7. SEED TREATMENT
 Treat with Trichoderma viiridi 4 g or Pseudomonas fluorescens 10 g or
Carbendizim 2g/kg of seeds

8. SOWING
 Sow the seeds on one side of the channel with a spacing of 0.9 m
between hills. Thin the seedlings 2/hill at 15 days after sowing. Sowing
during January – February enables harvest during summer months and
fetches higher price.

9. IRRIGATION
 Irrigate the field before dibbling the seeds and thereafter once a week.
Irrigation should be given at regular intervals of time. Irrigation after a
long dry spell results in cracking of fruits

10. NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
 Apply FYM 20 t/ha, P 55 kg and K 55 kg as basal and N 55 kg/ha 30
days after sowing.Apply Azospirillum and Phosphobacteria @ 2 kg/ha
and Pseudomonoas @ 2.5 kg/ha along with FYM 50 kg and neem cake
100 kg before last ploughing.
 Apply a dose of 200:100:100 kg NPK/ha throughout the cropping
period through split application

11. HARVESTING
 Fruits are harvested when it produces dull sound upon tapping or the
fruits surface on the ground level produces light yellow colour are the
harvest index for water melon

12. YIELD
 25 – 30 t/ha of fruits in 120 days can be obtained.