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Table 13: Cultural Practices of some major horticultural crops:

Crop Seed rate(g/ha),Spacing(cm),Mode of planting, Fertilizer(kg/ha)	Pest and diseases and their control	Harvesting time/Remarks
Tomato: Sowing/Planting time: Winter: Sept.-Dec., Summer: March – July. Seed rate(g/ha):150-160 Spacing(cm):60*45 Mode of planning: Transplanting 30-40 days old seedlings. Fertilizer (kg/ha): Cowdung-4000, Urea-250, TSP-175, MP-216, and Gypsum-140.	Aphids: Malathion/Fifanon@2ml/1 White fly: Dimecron@1ml/1 Leaf miner: Diazinon/Symbush@1ml/1 Ridomil MZ-72@2g/1 Late blight:Rovral@2g/1	Winter: 80-90 days after planting. Summer: 60-85 days after planting. Pruning of side sucker is necessary after 21 & 35 days of planting. Plant is supported by bamboo stick in inverted ‘V’ from. Polytunnel is required in summer.
Brinjal: Sowing time: winter: Sept.-Dec. Summer: March-July Seed rate:100-135 Spacing(cm):75*60 Mode of planning: Transplanting 30-40 days old seedlings. Fertilizer (kg/ha): Cowdung-4000, Urea-280, TSP-150, MP-216, and Gypsum-45.	Shoot and foot borer: Collect and kill larvae Bacterial wilt: Ripcord/Simbush/Basathrin @0.5ml/1, 7 days interval Eradicate the whole plant Blight: Rovral@1ml/1	Harvest soft fruit with immature seed.
Cabbage: Sowing time:  Sept.-Nov. Seed rate(g/ha):350-400 Spacing(cm):60*45 Mode of planning: Transplanting 30-35 days old seedlings. Fertilizer (kg/ha): Cowdung-4000, Urea-280, TSP-140, MP-216, and Gypsum-100.	Spodoptera: Collect & kill the larvae. Diamond back moth: Malathion@1-1.5ml/1	Harvest cabbage after 90-100 days of planting.
Cauliflower: Sowing time:  Sept.-Nov. Seed rate(g/ha):400-500 Spacing(cm):60*45 Mode of planning: Transplanting 30-35 days old seedlings. Fertilizer (kg/ha): Cowdung-4000, Urea-220, TSP-175, MP-160, and Gypsum-110.	Cutworm/weevil/Aphids: Malathion/Sumithion@1-1.5ml/1 Leaf Pot: Rovral @ 2ml/1	Harvest cabbage after 60-90 days of planting Before the curd becomes discolored, loose & ricey