Detail:

When decay begins in bottle gourd crop, asafoetida is used. As decay sets in, an abscess develops in the fruit. The decay is preceded by formation of a black spot on each fruit, and results in lesser yield. To treat the condition, Mohanbhai Patel digs a one-foot-deep pit near the root of each plant. In the pit, one teaspoonful of asafoetida is put and covered with soil. This helps gain 75 per cent control over the decay.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Mohanbhai Shayamjibhai Patel.
Agro-Ecological Zone: Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia
Address: Vasantpur, Jamjodhpur, Jamnagar, Gujarat
District: Jamnagar
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 360530

Crop: Bottle Gourd
Crop Family: Cucurbitaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Lagenaria siceraria)
Crop Vernacular Name: Calabash, Long Melon, Lauki, Lau
Ingredients: One spoonful asafoetida

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PAS 1:

“ 'Hing' prevents dropping off gourd flower”
https://honeybee.org/honeybee_detailed.php?ID=4735&page=4&search_case=bottle%20gourd

PAS 2:

“Root infection was completely checked by Benlate and Carbendazim in bitter gourd and was best controlled by Aliette, Topsin-M and Carbendazim in bottle gourd and cucumber. F. solani infested seeds of bottle gourd, cucumber and bitter gourd reduced seedling mortality and root infection when sown in mustard and neem cake amended soil.”
http://www.pakbs.org/pjbot/PDFs/42(4)/PJB42(4)2921.pdf

PAS 3:

“The thick growth of sorghum seedlings protects the young cucumber/gourd plants by repelling the beetles.”
https://honeybee.org/honeybee_detailed.php?ID=3172&page=3&search_case=bottle%20gourd