Question: telling that he wants to cultivate ridge gourd in a land of 2 bigha. asking that is there any treatment which can have a beneficial effect against the bitterness of ridge gourd.
Answer: suggested mr. goswami to dip the seeds of ridge gourd overnight in a solution @ 4 mili litre of succinic acid per 50 litres of water .the very next morning to percolate from the water and then to go for sowing. also suggested that whenever first female flowers are seen,to spray on the leaves the same suggested solution.