Performance of parthenocarpic cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) under polyhouse condition as influenced by organic amendments

Abstract

The study revealed that various treatment combinations of biodynamic, silica and Dashparni imparted significant effects on growth, yield and quality parameters of cucumber var. Nagene grown under protected cultivation. Out of various treatments, the treatment T₁₀ (BD 500 @75g/ha + BD 501 @2.5g/ha+ Silica @1% + Dashparni @10%) was found superior for most of parameters studied i.e. vine length at 30 DAS (1.67 m), 60 DAS (2.67 m), final harvest (3.63 m), leaf area (509.17cm²), days to first anthesis (26.07), days to first harvest (36.07), fruit weight (131.70 g), fruit volume (130.57 cc), fruit length (18.43 cm), fruit diameter (3.63 cm), number of branches (6.13), number of fruits per vine (31.43) yield per vine (4.20 kg), yield per square meter (10.07 kg) and yield per acre ( 40.30 t), whereas least performing treatment was found to be T₁ i.e. control.