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NRI Snapmelon (Kanaka)

Snapmelon (Cucumis melo L. Momordica Group; 2n=2x=24) is native to India, where it is widely cultivated and is commonly called 'phut', which means to split. Immature fruits are cooked or eaten raw.. Snapmelon is a source of high fruit acidity.

✦ High yielder.
✦ Resistant to downy meldew.
✦ Medium fruit size, round shape, golden yellow fruit.
✦ High self life rate, suitable for tansport.
✦ Crop duration : 85 - 90 days; Fruit cutting : 55 -60 days.
Sowing Time:
❖ Dec 2nd week to Jan 3rd week
❖ Jul 2nd week to Aug 1st week
Seed Rating and Sowing:
❖ 250 - 350g/ 1 Acer; Plant to Plant distance 1.5 - 2 feet , Row to Row distance 4 feet.
❖ Seed treat with Trichodermer virede 4g/100g seed. Sow after 1 hour later.
Fertilzers management:
❖ 50 kg potassium, 30 kg phosphorous Basal dose before sowing.
❖ 100 kg urea should apply in 3 times 30th, 45th, 60th days after sowing.
❖ For more female flowers spary 4g of Borax /1l water
Pest and Diseases management:
❖ Plant 7 - 10 Days → chlorpyrifos 2 ml/ 1l .
❖ Leaf minar → Karate ( Lambda cyhalothrin) 2 ml/ 1l .
❖ White fly and pod fly → Imidacloprid → 1ml/2l water.
❖ Fungal Diseases →Tebuconazole or Carbendazim.

Nutritional Composition/100g
  • Carbohydrates → 15.60 g
  • Curde Protein → 0.369 g
  • Fiber → 1.340 g
  • Fat → 1.120 g
  • Phosphorous → 0.088 mg
  • Zinc → 0.203 mg
  • Iron → 0.802 mg
  • Calcium → 0.760 mg
  • Moisture → 76.93 %