Vietgro - Bottle Gourd Collection 2017

BOTTLE GOURD COLLECTION Our excellent BOTTLE GOURD SEED collection: Every single seed is quintessential product which is carefully selected from thousands and hundreds seeds are harvested.

Green Long 01

Spotie 02

Spotie 03

Spotie 05

Extra Long 07

Spotie 08

Long 100

Extra Long 09

Extra Long 120

Giant 06

Giant 130

Super Long 100

“High Technologies in Agriculture, Good Foods for your everyday” Fresh Produce Dept.: (+84) 866 762 437 | Seed & Fer�lizer Dept.: (+84) 866 801 798 | Agrochemical Dept.: (+84) 862 944 088

BOTTLE GOURD COLLECTION Thick fruits & suitable for long distance transport. It reduces fatigue and keeps you fresh, especially during summer. High homogeneity. Not change color after cooking.

CHARACTERISTICS

Name

Appearance

Harvest time (DAS)**

Green Long 01

Length: 28 - 32 cm.

Light green color, long cylindrical.

45 days

Spotie 02

Length: 24 - 26 cm.

Glossy green color with white stripes.

48 - 50 days

Spotie 03

Length: 20 - 24 cm.

Glossy green color with white stripes.

47 - 49 days

Length: 20 - 24 cm.

Glossy green color with white stripes.

Special characteristic: Ability to collect fruit and big heavy top-leaf.

Length: 23 - 25 cm.

Light green color with white spots.

Vigorous, highly prolific & highly resistant to Anthracnose & Gummy Stem Blight.

Spotie 05

Spotie 08

Density Rainy season: 1.8 x 1.0 m Sunny season: 1.8 x 0.8 m

47 - 49 days

50 - 55 days

Spotie 110

Glossy green color with white spots.

48 - 50 days

Long 100

Length: 30 - 35 cm, glossy green color.

49 - 52 days

Length: 28 - 30 cm. Light green, smooth & shiny skin. Strong stems, tolerating well Extra Long 07 stem chapped & sap leaked out. Fruitful & long harvest duration.

Yield

Rainy season: 3.0 x 0.8 m Sunny season: 2.5 x 0.6 m 16 - 18 kg/plant

Rainy season: 3.0 x 1.0 m Sunny season: 2.5 x 0.8 m

49 - 52 days

Extra Long 09

Length: 25 - 28 cm.

Green color with white spots.

44 - 46 days

Extra Long 120

Length: 25 - 29 cm.

Green color with white spots.

48 - 50 days

Giant 06

Length: 35 - 40 cm.

Light green color.

50 - 52 days

Giant 07 (New)

Long Starred Bottle Gourd

48 - 50 days

Giant 130

Length: 30 - 32 cm.

Glossy green color.

47 - 49 days

Super Long 100

Lennth: 35 - 40 cm, green color with white spots. Highly resistant to Anthracnose & Gummy Stem Blight.

50 - 52 days

Rainy season: 1.8 x 1.0 m Sunny season: 1.8 x 0.8 m

24 - 28 tons/ha

**DAS: days after sowing “High Technologies in Agriculture, Good Foods for your everyday” Fresh Produce Dept.: (+84) 866 762 437 | Seed & Fer�lizer Dept.: (+84) 866 801 798 | Agrochemical Dept.: (+84) 862 944 088

VIETGRO EXPORT IMPORT COMPANY LIMITED No. 17, D3 Street, Ward 25, Binh Thanh District Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 700000 E-mail: info@vietgro.com - Website: www.vietgro.com

Plantation Process: F1 BOTTLE GOURD I. Density: • Plantation on scaffold: 2.5 - 3 x 0.8 m • Plantation on ground: 5 - 6 x 0.8 m

II. Soaking and Sowing: • Soaking the seeds into warm water mixed by the ratio of 2 hot ones and 3 cold ones, from 2 – 4 hours; then, scoop out the seeds and put the seeds on a damp cloth by each thin layer. After every 24 hours, take out the seeds and wash them with warm water, and the seeds with cracked germs are ready for sowing.

• Irrigate the soil and dig the holes before sowing. Sow the seed below the surface (1cm), and cover it to protect it from sunlight. Do not soak the seed into chemicals or stimulants, which may spoil the seed’s germ.

III. Fertilizers: Usage amount for 1000m2 1. Basal fertilizing: • Compost or bioorganic fertilizers: 1000 – 1500 kg • Super Phosphate: 30 kg; NPK: 15 kg; KCL: 20 kg

2. Top dressing: • Irrigation after sowing for 1 week, with the mixture of 2 kg DAP and 400 Litre water.

Days after sowing

Urea (kg)

NPK (kg)

Potassium (kg)

DAP (kg)

10 days

2

3

0

2

20 days

2

3

0

2

30 days

3

4

0

2

40 days

3

4

3

0

50 days

3

4

3

0

60 days

3

4

3

0

70 days

2

2

3

0

80 days

2

2

0

0

90 days

2

2

0

0

2

0

0

100 days

2

• Microbial fertilizer: 50 kg, apply once when tree is 25 days old.

IV. Nurture: Cut off old and pestiferous leaves in order to keep the other leaves in good condition, which leads to highest prolificacy.

Weeding on time.

When harvesting on the fifth time and onwards, irrigate additionally foliar fertilizer (Hi-calcium) once per 5 – 7 days for making the fruits be glossy and in good condition.

“High Technologies in Agriculture, Good Foods for your everyday” Fresh Produce Dept.: (+84) 866 762 437 | Seed & Fer�lizer Dept.: (+84) 866 801 798 | Agrochemical Dept.: (+84) 862 944 088