Everything you need to know about cucumber cultivation, production and harvest. Learn about:- 1. Introduction to Cucumber 2. Origin and Distribution of Cucumber 3. Composition and Uses 4. Climate Required for Cultivation 5. Soil Required for Cultivation 6. Sowing Time 7. Manurial Requirement for Cultivation 8. Irrigation Requirement for Cultivation 9. Intercultural Operations 10. Harvesting and Yielding 11. Cultivated Varieties. [...]
Everything you need to know about controlling pests of cucumber. The principal cucumber insects include aphids, flea beetles, cucumber beetles (Spotted and striped), spider mites, squash bugs, squash vines borers, seed corn maggots, cut worms and pickle worms, but in general, all these insect-pests may not be serious in cucumber every year. 1. Red Pumpkin Beetle (Aulacophora Foveicollis Synonym Rhaphidopalpa [...]
Everything you need to know about controlling diseases of cucumber. Cucumber crop is attacked by several fungal, bacterial, and viral diseases, which are given below along with their management practices: 1. Downy Mildew [Pseudoperonospora Cubensis (Berk, and Curt.)]: The disease is prevalent in warm temperate and tropical regions with abundant moisture. In India, it is present all over the country, [...]