Bottle gourd

  •        Soak the seeds in water one-day before sowing to break the dormancy and to speed up the germination.
  •        For inhibiting the seed-borne diseases, seeds are soaked in 20% cow’s urine for 30 minutes one-day before sowing.
  •        Seeds are treated with Trichoderma viride @ 4 g/kg of seeds 24 h before sowing.