Dept of Agriculture Development 
SFAC KeralaBush : Bhagyalakshmi, Kairali, Anaswara, Varun, Kanakamani.
Trailing: Vellayani Jyothika, Sarika, Malika, Lola, and Vaijayanthi.
Can be grown all the time.
Seeds are used for planting.
seed rate ( per cent)
Bush - 100 g
trailing - 20 g
Plough the land 2-3 times thoroughly and remove weeds and stubbles. Channels, 30 cm broad and 15 cm deep, are drawn at 2m apart to drain off excess rainwater during kharif season and provide irrigation during summer season. The seeds may be sown broadcast.
Irrigation at regular intervals.
In the first phase of growth, Avoid excess irrigation
More irrigation in the flowering period will help further flowering.
Manuring
| 1. | FYM | - | 20t/ha |
| 2. | Lime | - | 250kg/ha |
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| Dolomite | - | 400kg/ha | |
| 3. | N | - | 20kg/ha |
| 4. | P2O5 | - | 30kg/ha |
| 5. | K2O | - | 30kg/ha |
Lime may be applied at the time of first ploughing. Half the quantity of N and the full quantity of P2O5 and K2O may be applied at the time of last ploughing. The remaining quantity of N can be
Vegetables can be harvested within 50-60 days.
In the low yielding varieties, the first harvest can be done in 45 days.
വിഗ്ന അന്ഗ്വിക്കുലേറ്റ എന്ന ശാസ്ത്ര നാമത്തിലുള്ള പയര് മധ്യആഫ്രിക്കയിലാണ് ജന്മമെടുത്തത്.ഉഷ്ണകാലവിളയായ പയറിന്റെ ശരിയായ വളര്ച്ചയ്ക്കും വിളവിനും 21 ഡിഗ്രീ മുതല് 35 ഡിഗ്രീ വരെയുള്ള താപനിലയാണ് ഏറ്റവും യോജിച്ചത്.
