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Fruit bending in cucurbits - a troubleshooting guide by East-West Seed

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EWS-Agronomy Troubleshooting Guide

Fruit Bending in Cucurbits Misshaped Fruit and Insufficient Pollination In case of misshaped or small size fruits, cut open the fruit and check the seed set. If the fruits have low seed set or partial set try to find out the reason! • Due to overdose fertilizer, plants remain in vegetative stage • Insufficient movement of the plants for self pollinators • Crop is too dense and difficult for pollinators to enter • Too high temperatures or too low • No or insufficient male flowers • Low or no insect activity

Cucumber Fruit Bending Issues

For more information about the varieties EWS has, please contact

ewit-pds-specialist@eastwestseed.com


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