Vol. 19 No. 3
Performance of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) varieties under different growing conditions
Author(s): P. S. K. REDDY AND M. DHATHRI
Abstract: Ten divergent cucumber varieties and hybrids, viz. Heera, K-75, Pusa Barkha, Pant Khira-1, Konkan Kakadi, Japanese Long Green, Phule Shubangi, Swarna Sheetal, Solan Srijan, and Subhra, were grown in open and naturally ventilated polyhouse conditions at the Department of Vegetable Science, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Periyakulam, Tamil Nadu in 2021–2022 for vegetative, reproductive traits and yield. In the Japanese long green variety, under protected condition, the maximum vine length (382.6 cm), branches (4.14), length (26.1 cm) and weight of individual fruit (308.94 cm), the early nodal location of the female flower (5.29) and days to fruit set (34.23 days) were recorded among all interactions. The maximum yield of 78.28 t ha-1 was obtained in the Heera hybrid, whereas Swarna Sheetal had a maximum fruit diameter of 4.5 m under protected condition. The results of the study revealed that environmental conditions play a major role in determining the vegetative, reproductive and yield parameters of cucumber varieties/hybrids.
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