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SELECTION OF LOCAL AND EXOTIC CUCUMBER CULTIVARS UNDER PLASTIC HOUSE ENVIRONMENT IN THE HIGH HILL OF NEPAL
Article number
871_30
Pages
231 – 236
Language
English
Abstract
Cucumber production in winter in Nepal fetches off-season market.
To select appropriate cultivar, local and exotic cultivars were evaluated in three-meter high plastic house (plastic quality 500 gauge) at Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Lumle, Nepal (1,675 m.a.s.l.) from late winter to summer season in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Replicated experiment was conducted with seven cultivars in first year, selected six in second year and five in third year under a randomized complete block (RCB) design.
Seedlings raised in polypots before one month of transplanting were transplanted at 1.5 m (row to row) × 1.5 m (plant to plant). Fertilizers were applied with 20 tons FYM and 60:30:25 N:P2O5:K2O kg/ha.
Observations were recorded on yield related parameters.
The overall results revealed that the Mahyco Green Long, an Indian cultivar was superior in all the years.
The popular local cultivar Bhaktapur Local was found at par with Mahyco Green Long. This result gives new information on cultivars suitable for winter cucumber production which are superior to existing recommended cultivar Kusule and other cultivars.
To select appropriate cultivar, local and exotic cultivars were evaluated in three-meter high plastic house (plastic quality 500 gauge) at Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Lumle, Nepal (1,675 m.a.s.l.) from late winter to summer season in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Replicated experiment was conducted with seven cultivars in first year, selected six in second year and five in third year under a randomized complete block (RCB) design.
Seedlings raised in polypots before one month of transplanting were transplanted at 1.5 m (row to row) × 1.5 m (plant to plant). Fertilizers were applied with 20 tons FYM and 60:30:25 N:P2O5:K2O kg/ha.
Observations were recorded on yield related parameters.
The overall results revealed that the Mahyco Green Long, an Indian cultivar was superior in all the years.
The popular local cultivar Bhaktapur Local was found at par with Mahyco Green Long. This result gives new information on cultivars suitable for winter cucumber production which are superior to existing recommended cultivar Kusule and other cultivars.
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Authors
K.P. Upadhyay
Keywords
Cucumis sativus, variability, female:male ratio, yield, ‘Bhaktapur Local’, cold stress
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