Question: asking about the cultural practices and varieties for ridge gourd
Answer: advised him to plough and level the land properly and to plant the seed at a spacing of 4 feet by 4 feet and to use the varieties like pusa nasdar, surekha and pusa sikni etc. and to apply urea 40 gm,ssp 50gm and mop 80gm per plant alongwith compost or cowdung 4-5 kg.