How to increase the yield of Pumpkin at flowering stage

Pumpkin flowering is a special and important period, when plants enter a large number of this period, be careful, because this period directly affects the yield, that is, income. So how to manage the flowering period of pumpkin can increase the yield? Let's get to know it.

1. Fertilizer control and water control

This stage of pumpkin flowering and fruiting period is a very important period in the whole growth process of pumpkin. During this period, farmers should use technology to achieve the balance between reproductive growth and vegetative growth of pumpkin. Unless it is in the later stage of drought, there is generally no need for watering, fertilization, mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, try not to apply nitrogen fertilizer, so as not to cause excessive growth of branches and leaves, which has a greater impact on yield.

2. Regulating growth

After the amount of fruit is stable, the growth point of the terminal bud on the vine can be removed, that is, the heart can be removed. The reason for this is to prevent the branches from continuing to grow, thus consuming the nutrients of the plant and leading to insufficient nutrition for fruit growth. In the vigorous growth, the excess branches and vines should be removed before the fruit, and the unfruitful branches should also be removed, which can save nutrient consumption, remove the old leaves to prevent diseases and insect pests, and increase the ventilation and light transmittance of the plant.

3. Artificial pollination

In order to ensure the fruit setting rate and prevent natural pollination from being not in place, pollen can be collected manually, and then artificial pollination and illumination can be carried out when there is no wind in the sunny evening, which can significantly improve the fruit setting rate of pumpkin. Can also carry out collection and pollination, directly in the right weather, male flowers directly pollinated female flowers, pollination should be carefully observed, found that pollination is not good to make up a time.

4. Prevention of diseases and insect pests

In the flowering and fruiting stage of pumpkin, the main insect diseases are aphids and red spiders. Aphids harm many kinds of vegetable crops. Adults can suck leaf juice so that leaves can not normally photosynthesize to produce nutrients for fruit growth and development. Larvae will eat fruit to cause harm, like red spiders mainly suck juice harm. Therefore, for diseases and insect pests should be based on prevention, once found timely drug control, for aphids and red spiders can be used imidacloprid, acaridicide to control, the use of pesticides alternately to prevent drug resistance.

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