Native seed

Sowing Type: Nursery, then Transplant

Crop Spacing: 60-80 cm between plants

Seed Germination: 8 -10 days

Sunlight requirement: Minimum 6 to 8 hours of sunlight

Harvest: 70-80 days after transplant

Major Pests : Helicoverpa armigera (Fruit borer) and Spodoptera litura (Foliage Damage)

Common Disease: Early blight, Bacterial wilt, Fruit canker, Fusarium wilt, Mosaic virus and

 bottom end rot.

Provent: Spray twice in a week with Neem oil and once a week Some pest control. (Recommended Bio product Spark)

Growing: Root Nutrition weekly once organic manure with 5gm of azospirillum, 10gm of phosphobacteria