TY  - BOOK
AU  - Renji CR 
AU  - Abdul Vahab M (Guide)
TI  - Response of Slicing Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) to Population Density, Trailing systems and Nutrients
U1  - 635 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Vellayani
PB  - Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture
N2  - The present investigation on "Response of slicing cucumber (Cucumis 
sativus L.) to population density, trailing systems and nutrients" was 
conducted at the Instructional Farm, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 
Thiruvananthapuram during April to June, 1998. The cucumber variety 
'poinsette' collected from National Seed Corporation, was raised in split plot 
design with four replications. Four trailing systems, five population density 
and two levels of nutrients were tried to find out their direct and interaction 
effects on morphological as well as yield attributes. Majority of the characters 
were significantly influenced by the direct as well as interaction effects of the 
trailing systems, population density and nutrient levels. 
Among the trailing systems, plants trailed on mulches were earlier for 
male and female flower opening, whereas first harvesting was in pandal grown 
plants which also had largest values for yield and fruit characters. 
In general plants grown under wider spacing were earlier in flowering. 
The range for days to harvest was narrow for the various population densities. 
Highest density of 13 ,3 3 3 plants / ha gave the highest yield / plot. 
The nutrient levels significantly influenced majority of the vegetative as 
well as productive characters. Higher levels of nutrients gave early harvest, 
increased vegetative growth and higher yield / plot. 
The interaction between trailing systems and population density 
revealed that plants trailed on mulches and twigs at lowest density were earlier 
in female flower opening. Plants trailed on pandals at the moderate levels of 
 
density and those trailed on twigs at the fourth level were earlier in first 
harvesting. Plant grown on pandals at closer spacmg had maximum yield / 
plot. 
Trailing systems interacted significantly with nutrient levels. Plants 
receiving lower nutrient level grown on mulches were earlier m first female 
flower opening where as harvesting was early in pandal grown plants receiving 
lower nutrient levels. Yield per plot was maximum in pandal grown plants at 
highest nutrient level. 
Plots with a moderate population density with higher nutrient level gave 
early harvesting. Maximum yield / plot was at closer spacing with higher 
nutrient level. 
The three way interaction of trailing systems, population density and 
nutrient was prominent for most of the characters. Plants trailed on ground 
with lower nutrient level at the highest population density were the earliest in 
first female flower opening. However harvesting was first inpandal grown 
plants at lower nutrient level with moderate population density. Yield per plot 
and per plant were" maximum in pandal grown plants at the highest level of 
nutrients and population density. This treatment combination also had the 
 

 
highest benefit: cost ratio 3.50. 
 


 

 


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