Apply another dose of 190 to 210 kg of C.A.N. per hectare a month later. Weeding Weeding is done three or four times during the growing period. Irrigation Watering should be done once a week in hot dry weather and once fortnightly in cold weather. Harvesting The fruit ripens in 2 to 2.5 month s time after sowing. The fruit is harvested by hand picking.
Harvesting continues for about two months.
Under good conditions, the plant may yield up to about 18 tonnes per hectare. Its caterpillars damage flower buds and fruits. The pest can be controlled by spraying with suitable pesticides such as Permethrin and Fenvalerate. It sucks the sap of plants and the plants become distorted. The pest can be controlled by spraying with suitable pesticides such as Diazinon and Dimethoate.