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polyhouse. If the night temperature in winter season goes below 4-5°C,
charcoal may be burnt inside the polyhouse particularly at night period to
maintain the inside temperature.
5.5.7 ROUND THE YEAR PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLES
UNDER LOW-COST POLYHOUSE
Despite congenial temperature during rainy season, tomato cannot be
grown under open condition due to heavy disease and pest infestation.
However, tomato can be grown successfully under low cost polyhouse
during May-September with proper crop management. Cucumber is iden-
tified as the best crop (immediately after tomato) during September-Janu-
ary. Capsicum followed by cucumber can be grown during January-May.
Liming is essential for maintaining the optimum soil reaction (pH 5.5-6.0).
A. Tomato: The high yielding and determinate type cultivars, Megha
Tomato-1, Megha Tomato-2 and Megha Tomato-3 has been identi-
fied as most suitable cultivar for low cost polyhouse.
B. Cucumber: Japanese Long Green and Kalyanpur Hara can be
grown under low cost polyhouse.
C. Capsicum: California Wonder, Bharat and Indira can be grown un-
der low cost polyhouse.
5.5.8 CANOPY MANAGEMENT OF PEACH FOR EARLINESS
Among the low chilling varieties, Flordasun, Shan-e-Punjab and Partap
(TA-170) found suitable for mid-hill conditions of north-east. Under mid-
hills of Meghalaya, the ripening period coincide with early rains in the
month of May. High infestation of fruit flies and brown rot during that
time mars the eating quality, marketability and storage life of fruits. Ten
years old grafted Peach cv. Partap (TA-170) was pruned on 30th October,
15th November and 30th November (normal pruning time) with 50% and
70% intensity. It was noticed that earliest fruits were harvested from 10 to
20 April (15 days earlier) in 30th October with 50% pruning severity as
compared to normal pruning date where harvesting lasted up to 15 May.
The yield, fruit size and quality were at par with normal pruning schedule.
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