FLOWER DROP IN CUCUMBER 🥒

FLOWER DROP IN CUCUMBER :

If you are having flower drop problem in your cucumber plant then you must identify that those flowers which are dropping are male flowers or female flowers .

             Male blossoms falling from cucumber plants is normal . Female flowers falling / dropping  from plants indicate that  something  is preventing successful pollination .

REASONS OF FLOWER DROP :

• Pollination problem :  A cucumber plant drops it's flower if the flower is not well pollinated . It diverts all it's energy to a flower which is likely to produce many offsprings . So there's flower drop due to lack of pollination . Cucumber flowers generally get pollinated by Bees and bumblebees . More the no of bees and bumblebees more will be the pollination and less flower drop .
• Rot and fungal growth .
• High temperature 
• Lack of  humidity in air .
• Low organic matter .
• Pathological infections ( powdery mildew etc)

SOLUTION :

• If you are cultivating cucumbers in greenhouse then provide Bees or Bumblebees  to your green house.
•  Doing hand pollination in your home garden can also reduce flower drop due to successful pollination .

• Reduce application of insecticides , insecticide like carbaryl is harmful for Bees.
• Application of insecticides during cool period ( when bees are not active ).
• Maintained irrigation .
• Using parthenocarpic varieties don't show pollination problem and fruit and flower drop . Parthenocarpic cucumbers can be cultivated in green houses .
• Choose right variety for right season .
• For powdery mildew apply indofil M45  or carbendazim and mancozeb  .