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Seed Rate |
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80 g per acre |
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Seasonl |
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May–June |
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October–November |
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Summer |
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January–February |
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Soil |
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Well drained loamy soils with neutral pH are ideal for eggplant cultivation.
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Spacing |
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Rainy season |
60 cm x 30 cm |
| Summer |
45-50 cm x 20 cm |
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Nursery |
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– Prepare 10 raised beds (15 feet length, 2.5 feet width and 10 inches height) for each acre of planted crop.
– For each bed, mix 10 kg each of well-decomposed compost (FYM), red soil and sand in equal proportions.
– Apply 15 g Furadon granules and 0.5 kg Suphala (15: 15: 15) fertilizer mix per bed uniformly.
– Drench the beds thoroughly with Captaf (2 g/l) solution one week before sowing.
– Sow the seeds in shallow furrows 3” apart. Close the furrows with FYM-soil mix and cover the seeds with rice straw.
– Water the beds every morning with a garden can; during summer, additional watering and shade for 15–20 days is needed.
– Immediately on germination (7–8 days after sowing), drench the beds again with Captaf solution.
– Spray the seedlings with a mixture of Nuvacron (1 ml per lit) + Dithane M–45 (1 g per lit) on the 15th and 25th days after sowing.
– Harden the seedlings by reducing watering during the 4th week after sowing. Plant the seedlings 30 DAS. |
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Manure and Fertilizer |
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Incorporate 10–12 mt of well-decomposed FYM per acre into the soil.
Apply 20: 40: 30 (NPK) kg per acre as basal dose. |
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First top dressing (25-30 DAT) |
20 kg |
20 kg |
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Second top dressing (45-50 DAT) |
20 kg |
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Third top dressing (80-90 DAT) |
20 kg |
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Field Preparation and Transplanting |
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- Deep plough the land to a fine tilth. A deep soil profile ensures excellent root growth, a key to obtaining higher yields.
- Incorporate 10-12 mt of FYM per acre.
- Apply fertilizer mixture in furrows drawn at 75 cm apart. Form ridges and furrows over these to adequately cover the fertilizer.
- Plant one seedling per hill at 60 cm spacing on the side of the ridge.
- Irrigate the crop every 5-8 days depending on soil type and weather conditions.
- 2-3 weedings and hoeings should be done during the first 60 days for best plant growth.
- The recommended top dressing should be carried out. |
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Plant Protection |
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Need based.
- 20 DAT: Apply Thimmet (10 g) 3-5 kg per acre at the base of the plant.
- 30 DAT: Monocrotophos 2 ml + Dithane M-45 2 g in one lit of water.
- 40 DAT: Metasystox 2 ml in one lit of water.
- 50 DAT: Endosulfan 35% EC 2 ml + Bavistin 0.5 ml per lit of water.
- 60 DAT: Carbaryl 2 g + Dithane M-45 2 g per lit of water.
- 70 DAT: Endosulfan 35% EC 2 ml in 1 lit of water. |
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Harvesting |
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Pickings start 70–80 DAT and continue for 10-12 weeks. |
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CAUTION |
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Do not use the grain harvested from hybrid seed based crops as seed for the next crop. Doing so will cause a drastic reduction in crop yields due to segregation and loss of hybrid vigor. |
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