Planting material or seed rate of Horticultural Crops

Crop Name	Planting Material / Season	Seed Rate / Quantity
Vegetables (General)
Tomato	General	400–500 gm
Tomato (Hybrid)	Hybrid	100–150 gm
Brinjal	General	300–400 gm
Brinjal (Hybrid)	Hybrid	150–200 gm
Chilli	General	1–1.5 kg/ha
Sweet Chilli	General	250 gm
Cole Crops & Others
Cabbage	General	375 gm
Cauliflower	General	500 gm
Knol-khol	General	1.0–1.5 kg/ha
Broccoli	General	400–500 gm
Brussel Sprout	General	350–400 gm
Okra (Bhendi)
Okra	Kharif	10–12 kg/ha
Okra	Summer	18–20 kg/ha
Okra	Hybrid	2.5 kg/ha
Cucurbits (Melons & Gourds)
Cucumber	General	2.0–2.5 kg/ha
Muskmelon	General	1.5–2.0 kg/ha
Watermelon	General	4.0–4.5 kg/ha
Bitter Gourd	General	4.5–6 kg
Bottle Gourd	General	6–8 kg
Ash Gourd	General	5–7 kg
Sponge / Ridge Gourd	General	4–5 kg
Pumpkin	General	5–6 kg
Pointed Gourd (Parwal)	Cuttings	2000–2500 cuttings/ha
Ivy Gourd (Kundru)	Cuttings	1100–1200 cuttings/ha
Beans & Legumes
French Bean (Bush type)	Bush	65 kg/ha
French Bean (Pole type)	Pole	25–30 kg/ha
Cluster Bean	General	30–40 kg/ha
Indian Bean (Semi)	General	20–30 kg
Cow pea	Kharif	12–15 kg/ha
Cow pea	Summer	20–25 kg/ha
Bulbs, Tubers & Spices
Onion	Kharif	18–20 kg
Onion	Rabi	10–12 kg
Garlic	Cloves	500 kg/ha
Potato	Tubers	10–15 q/ha
TPS Potato	Seeds	100–120 gm/ha
Sweet Potato	Vine cuttings	30,000–40,000 cuttings/ha
Elephant Foot Yam	Corms	3500 kg/ha
Tapioca	Setts	17,000 setts/ha
Ginger	Rhizomes	1500–1800 kg/ha
Turmeric	Rhizomes	2500 kg/ha
Spices & Others
Coriander	Irrigated	10–12 kg/ha
Coriander	Rainfed	20–25 kg/ha
Cumin	Seeds	8–10 kg/ha
Fennel	Direct Sown	9–12 kg/ha
Fennel	Transplanting	3–4 kg
Black Pepper	Runner shoots	-
Cardamom	Sucker	-