Weeding

• Keep the field free from weeds upto 90 days after planting

Intercultivaton practices

• Maintain soil loose by 2-3 shallow diggings or hoeing upto 90 days after planting followed by light earthing up.
• Retain two shoots on each plant in opposite directions
• Remove excess shoots about 30 days after planting

Irrigation

• Irrigation is not necessary under conditions of well-distributed rainfall
• Irrigate under conditions of prolonged dry periods after planting.
• Irrigated crop yields 150-200 per cent over the rainfed crop
• Furrow irrigation with 25 mm water at 100 mm CPE and alternate furrow irrigation with 50 mm water at 75 mm CPE require only less water and labour for optimum yield.
• Approximate irrigation interval schedules will be 27 and 20 days respectively in summer months.