Boron
Symptoms
Flower drop and poorly formed fruits.
Correction
Foliar boron spray before flowering.
Vegetables · Lagenaria, Momordica and Luffa species
Gourds fertilizer and nutrition guide
Nutrition for bottle, bitter and ridge gourd: boron and potassium for better fruit set and quality.
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About Gourds nutrition
Bottle gourd, bitter gourd, ridge gourd and other gourds are vigorous vine crops grown across India. They need balanced nutrition for vine growth, then boron and potassium for good flowering, fruit set and fruit quality.
- Climate
- Warm-season crops, best at about 25-30 °C; grown in summer and kharif seasons.
- Soil
- Well-drained sandy loam to loam with good organic matter, pH around 6.0-7.0.
Stage-wise nutrient management for Gourds
What the crop needs most at each growth stage.
Sowing & establishment
Phosphorus and organic manure for early root growth.
Vine growth
Nitrogen in splits with potassium for healthy vines.
Flowering
Boron and calcium to improve female flower retention and fruit set.
Fruiting
Potassium for fruit size, colour and shelf life.
Common nutrient deficiencies in Gourds
How to recognise them in the field and how they are usually corrected.
Magnesium
Symptoms
Yellowing between veins on older leaves.
Correction
Magnesium sulphate through drip or foliar spray.
Potassium
Symptoms
Leaf edge scorch and small, poor-quality fruits.
Correction
Potassium-rich fertilizers during fruiting.
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