FOR AGRICULTURE STUDENTS

1. Production technology of cucumber &
Bottle gourd

2. Production technology of cucumber
• B.N. – Cucumis sativus
• Family : Cucurbitaceae
• Origin :
• Plant type : monoecious

3. Introduction
• The cucumber plant is the annual creeping
vine that grows on any supporting frames
• The plant has large prickly, hairy triangular
leaves that form a canopy over a fruit and
yellow flowers which are mostly either male
or female
• Fruits are false berry or pepo, elongated and
round triangular in shape

4. Nutritional and health values
• The high water content makes cucumber a
diuretic and it also has a cleansing action
within the body by removing accumulated
pockets of old waste material and chemical
toxin
• The magnesium content in cucumber also
relaxes nerve and muscles and keep blood
circulating smoothly

5. Growth stage
• Vegetative growth consists of 2 stages :
• Stage 1 : Upright growth is the initial stage
that stars when first true leaves emerge and it
end after 5-6 nodes
• Stage 2 : vining starts after 6 nodes. Then side
shoot begin to emerge from leaf axis, while
main leader continues to grow

6. Crop Establishment
• Soil : Cucumber prefer light textured soil that
are well drained , high in organic matter and
have a ph of 6-6.8
• Seed rate :
• 3-5 kg seeds / ha
• Spacing :
• 120 ×30 cm

7. Climate
• Cucumbers are very sensitive to cold climate
and may be killed at 1 c
• It has minimum germination temperature of
35 c, with an optimum germination
temperature range of 16 to 35 c
• Planting must be delayed until all danger of
frost is passed
• Windbreak is essential for early production of
this crop

8. Irrigation : Returns of picking cucumber may
increase with proper irrigation
• The water needs of a cucumber plants are
most sensitive during the fruit set and
development period
Wind : winds not only damage plants but slow
down the rate of growth. If no natural
protection is available strip of corn or fall
planted rye can be used.

9. Nutrition required
• Manure : 20 t / ha
• Lime : lime to a PH of 6 to 6.8
• Fertilizer :
• Application method : Up to 100 kg of ( N†K )
per hectare can be applied in a band , 5 cm to
the side and 5 cm below the seed al planting
with the reminder of the fertilizer broadcast
before planting.

10. Harvesting and handling
• Fruits of slicer should be harvested before the
seed become too well developed . This is
usually while the fruits are still rough
• Do not allow any fruits to remain and form
seed on the vines, Because production of new
fruit will be reduced

11. Storage and conditioning
• The recommended storage temperature 10 to
13 c at a relative humidity of 95 %
• Even under these conditions , cucumber can
not be expected to keep satisfactorily for more
than 2 to 3 weeks
• Humidity should kept high to prevent
shriveling
• Holding cucumber at high temperature will
cause a rapid loss of green color

12. Production technology of Bottle gourd
• B.N : Lagenaria siceraia
• Family : Cucurbitaceae
• Common name : Dudhi, Lauki.
• Origin : Africa

13. Introduction
• Bottle gourd is a fence creeper , it grow on the
ground like most other members of the
pumpkin family.
• It is annual and dies at the end of each
growing season
• Flowers are monoecious in nature
• The fruit is green at first , but becomes pale
brown when it ripen and dried out

14. Climate & soil require
Soil : It grow well in sand to clay soil.
Temperature: Bottle gourd like plenty of
sunlight and do not grow well in shady areas
Plant grow well in 25 to 35 c temperature
temperature below 15 c and above reduce
the germination
Rainfall: Bottle gourd require 400 to 600 mm
per annum.

15. Cultivation practices
• Propagation : Depending upon condition ,
seed can be sown directly or it may be raised
in the nursery and then transplanted
• Spacing : 2 * 1 m
• Soil preparation : Plough the field to fine tilt
and dig pits of the 30 * 30 cm size at 2.5 * 2 m
spacing

16. • Fertilization : The institute of vegetables
research of India council of Agriculture
research recommended applying fertilizer al a
rate of 50 -100 kg N , 40 – 60 kg P , 30 -60 kg K
/ ha in cucurbits
• Irrigation : It require little attention when
growing under normal rainy season condition.
• Watering every three to four weeks will be
necessary during a dry summer

17. • Weed control : Weeding can be done by
hoeing as and when necessary
• Diseases control : Powdery mildew cab be
prevalent under humid condition during
summer and can quickly spread to all
seedlings in a nursery net house

18. Harvesting
• The fruits are ready to harvest 60 to 120 days
after sowing depending on the variety
• Fruits are harvested at tender stage and
before 100 % maturity
• They can usually can harvested at the end of
summer growing season when the plant losses
most of its leaves during the period from
march to may

19. Post harvest handling
• After harvest the gourds need to be stored out
of the weather for another six months to
allow for curing then gourds will loss 90 % of
its weight as water evaporates from the fruits.
• Seed Harvesting
• Grading
• Storage