Rohini Cucumber

Growing Tips:

Soil: Ranging from clay to sandy loam.
Sowing Season: As per the regional practices and timings.
Optimum temp. for Germination: 25-30°C
Note: The temperature below 13°C and above 40°C are not suitable for growing cucumber. During summer season, there should be adequate water supply to avoid fruit bitterness and fruit malformation.
Spacing: 180x30cms
Seed Rate: 300-400gm/acre.

Main field preparation: Deep ploughing and harrowing

  • Add FYM @ 7-8 tons/acre
  • Open ridges & furrows at required spacing (Apply basal dose of fertilizer as recommended)
  • Irrigate the field one day before sowing
  • Sow 2 seeds per hill
  • Irrigate whenever require.

Chemical Fertilizers: Fertilizer application varies with soil fertility.

  • Basal dose before sowing: 40:60:60 NPK kg/acre,
  • Top dressing after first picking: 25:00:60 NPK kg/acre,
  • After third picking: 25:00:00 NPK/acre,
  • Apply micronutrient as and when required.

Plant Protection: Follow the plant protection measures as and when required as recommended below:

Disease / Insect Pest Chemical Name Trade Name Dosage per liter of water
Downey Mildew Metalaxyl 8% + Mancozeb 64% WP Ridomil – MZ, Master 1.0 gm
Fosetyl AL 80% WP Aliette 1.0 gm
Powdery Mildew Dinocap 48% EC Karathane 2.0 ml
Triadimefon 25% WP Bayleton 0.3 gm
Fusarium Wilt Fosetyl AL 80% WP +Carbendazim 50% WP Aliette +Bavistin 1.0 gm each. Drencthe root zoneh
Leaf Miner Quinolphos 25% EC + Ekalux + 2.0 ml
Azadirectin Econeem 3.0 ml
Profenophos 40%+ Cypermethrin 4% EC Polytrin C 44 1.0 ml
Abamectin 1.9% EC Vertimec 0.5 ml
Aphids / Thrips Imidacloprid 17.8% SL Confidor 0.5 ml
Monocrotophos 36% EC Nuvacron, Monocil or Biphos 2.0 ml
Thiamethoxam 25% WG Actara 0.5 gm
Diafenthiuron 50% WP Pegasus 0.5 gm
Red Pumpkin Beetle Carbaryl 50% WP Sevin 4.0 gm
Dimethoate 30% EC Rogor 30 EC, Tafgor 1 – 1.5 ml
Methomyl 40% SP Lannate 1.5 gm
Mites Ethion 50% EC Mit-505 1.0 ml
Abamectin 1.9% EC Vertimec 0.5 ml
Fenazaquin 10 % EC Mejester 0.5 ml

Special Note: The varietal characters & information given here is based on observations recorded at our trial station. Change in place, season, cultural practice may result in variation.