Abstract
Sustainable cucumber production requires optimized agronomic practices that are adaptive to changing climates as well as enhanced crop yield and fruit quality. Commercial Greenhouse experiment was conducted to determine the effect of differential pruning on the growth and yield of cucumber in the Sudan Savanna of Nigeria. The treatments consisted of two hybrid cucumber varieties (Sirana F1 and Marketer) and four pruning regimes (No pruning, pruning at 4, 5 and 6 weeks after sowing (WAS). These were laid out in Randomized Completely Block Design with three replications. Analysis of variance shows that pruning regime significantly (P<0.05) influenced plant height (cm), number of leaves per plant, days to physiological maturity, unit fruit weight (kg) and total yield. Further, pruning at 4 WAS resulted in better growth in terms of plant height and the number of leaves per plant which ultimately enhances yield. Delayed pruning at 5 WAS resulted in the highest yield (14 tons ha-1) which coincides with the period when leaves, side branches, and profuse flowers can be efficiently pruned for better yield and fruit quality. In conclusion, for better growth and yield in hybrid cucumber varieties under greenhouse conditions, pruning should be delayed until 4th to 6th weeks after sowing. Key words: Pruning regime, cucumber, yield, variety.
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Claim · model-written summary
Pruning regime significantly influenced plant height and leaf number.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativust0 - Treatment
- pruning regimee0
- Outcome
- plant height (cm), number of leaves per plante0
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e0“Analysis of variance shows that pruning regime significantly (P<0.05) influenced plant height (cm), number of leaves per plant, days to physiological maturity, unit fruit weight (kg) and total yield.”
t0“cucumber”
Claim · model-written summary
Pruning regime significantly influenced maturity, unit fruit weight and total yield.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- pruning regimee0
- Outcome
- days to physiological maturity, unit fruit weight (kg) and total yielde0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Analysis of variance shows that pruning regime significantly (P<0.05) influenced plant height (cm), number of leaves per plant, days to physiological maturity, unit fruit weight (kg) and total yield.”
t0“cucumber”
Claim · model-written summary
Pruning at four weeks improved plant height and leaf number and enhanced yield.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- pruning at 4 WASe0
- Outcome
- plant height and the number of leaves per plante0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Qualifier
- ultimately enhances yielde0
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Verbatim
e0“Further, pruning at 4 WAS resulted in better growth in terms of plant height and the number of leaves per plant which ultimately enhances yield.”
t0“cucumber”
Claim · model-written summary
Pruning at five weeks produced the highest yield, 14 tons per hectare.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- pruning at 5 WASe0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 14 tons ha-1e0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Delayed pruning at 5 WAS resulted in the highest yield (14 tons ha-1)”
t0“cucumber”
Claim · model-written summary
Greenhouse hybrid cucumber pruning should be delayed until weeks four to six for better growth and yield.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Outcome
- pruning should be delayed until 4th to 6th weeks after sowinge0
- Setting
- greenhousee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In conclusion, for better growth and yield in hybrid cucumber varieties under greenhouse conditions, pruning should be delayed until 4th to 6th weeks after sowing.”
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