Abstract
A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021. The study was laid out in Randomized Complete Block design (RCBD) with 2G and 3G cutting, and four different doses of ethephon (@125ppm, @250ppm, @375ppm @500ppm) as six treatments against control and were replicated four times with 28 plots each of 20.8 m2 size having 4 rows with 4 plants per row. The data regarding plant height, leaf number, largest leaf area, days to 1st male and female flowering and fruit harvest, the total number of male and female flowers per plant, M: F flower ratio, fruit length, circumference, weight/fruit, fruit number per plant, fruit set % and yield were recorded and analyzed using MS-Excel and R-studio. The result revealed that growth and yield were significantly influenced by the levels of ethephon and pruning. Highest yield was recorded with ethephon @125ppm (83.54 t ha-1) which is as par with 3G (72.57 t ha-1) which was accompanied by a significantly higher number of fruits per plant {(125ppm=18.33), (3G=15.67)}, average fruit weight {(3G=674gm)}, (125ppm=608gm)}, and fruit set % {(3G=30.66 %)}, (125ppm=24.93 %)}. Significantly higher plant height (149.78 cm), and the highest number of leaves per plant (40) were recorded in control and Ethephon @125ppm at 50 DAT, respectively. The largest leaf area (626.84 cm2) was recorded in 2G which is at par with 3G (613.31 cm2) at 50 DAT. Higher dose of ethephon @500ppm (47.87 days) and 375 ppm (47.17 days) delayed days to 1st male flowering while all ethephon doses (T4=31.83 days, T5=32.5 days, T6=34.81 days, and T7=34.83 days) hastened female flowering than control and pruning. A significantly higher number of male flowers were obtained in the control (89.75), while the number of female flowers and M: F flower ratio increased with increasing ethephon level than in pruning (2G and 3G) and control. Hence, appropriate ethephon (125ppm) dose and pruning (3G) were highly conducive for better growth, sex expression, and yield of cucumber using Bhaktapur Local variety of cucumber in the hilly region of Nepal has a climatic condition similar to Kaski.
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Claims 19
Claim · model-written summary
Growth and yield of cucumber were significantly influenced by the levels of ethephon and pruning.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativuse0 - Treatment
- levels of ethephon and pruninge1
- Outcome
- growth and yielde1
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e1“The result revealed that growth and yield were significantly influenced by the levels of ethephon and pruning”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon at 125 ppm gave the highest cucumber yield, 83.54 t/ha.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- ethephon @125ppme2
- Outcome
- yielde2
- Direction
- Higheste2
- Value
- 83.54 t ha-1e2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e2“Highest yield was recorded with ethephon @125ppm (83.54 t ha-1) which is as par with 3G (72.57 t ha-1)”
Claim · model-written summary
3G pruning gave cucumber yield comparable to ethephon at 125 ppm, 72.57 t/ha.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- 3Ge2
- Outcome
- yielde2
- Direction
- as pare2
- Value
- 72.57 t ha-1e2
- Comparator
- ethephon @125ppme2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e2“Highest yield was recorded with ethephon @125ppm (83.54 t ha-1) which is as par with 3G (72.57 t ha-1)”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon at 125 ppm gave a significantly higher number of fruits per plant, 18.33.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- ethephon @125ppme2
- Outcome
- number of fruits per plante3
- Direction
- significantly highere3
- Value
- 18.33e3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e2“Highest yield was recorded with ethephon @125ppm (83.54 t ha-1) which is as par with 3G (72.57 t ha-1)”
e3“accompanied by a significantly higher number of fruits per plant {(125ppm=18.33), (3G=15.67)}, average fruit weight {(3G=674gm)}, (125ppm=608gm)}, and fruit set % {(3G=30.66 %)}, (125ppm=24.93 %)}”
Claim · model-written summary
3G pruning gave a significantly higher number of fruits per plant, 15.67.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- 3Ge3
- Outcome
- number of fruits per plante3
- Direction
- significantly highere3
- Value
- 15.67e3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e3“accompanied by a significantly higher number of fruits per plant {(125ppm=18.33), (3G=15.67)}, average fruit weight {(3G=674gm)}, (125ppm=608gm)}, and fruit set % {(3G=30.66 %)}, (125ppm=24.93 %)}”
Claim · model-written summary
3G pruning gave a higher average fruit weight of 674 g.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- 3Ge3
- Outcome
- average fruit weighte3
- Direction
- higherinferrede3
- Value
- 674gme3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e3“accompanied by a significantly higher number of fruits per plant {(125ppm=18.33), (3G=15.67)}, average fruit weight {(3G=674gm)}, (125ppm=608gm)}, and fruit set % {(3G=30.66 %)}, (125ppm=24.93 %)}”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon at 125 ppm gave an average fruit weight of 608 g.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- ethephon @125ppme2
- Outcome
- average fruit weighte3
- Direction
- higherinferrede3
- Value
- 608gme3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e2“Highest yield was recorded with ethephon @125ppm (83.54 t ha-1) which is as par with 3G (72.57 t ha-1)”
e3“accompanied by a significantly higher number of fruits per plant {(125ppm=18.33), (3G=15.67)}, average fruit weight {(3G=674gm)}, (125ppm=608gm)}, and fruit set % {(3G=30.66 %)}, (125ppm=24.93 %)}”
Claim · model-written summary
3G pruning gave a higher fruit set of 30.66 %.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- 3Ge3
- Outcome
- fruit set %e3
- Direction
- higherinferrede3
- Value
- 30.66 %e3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e3“accompanied by a significantly higher number of fruits per plant {(125ppm=18.33), (3G=15.67)}, average fruit weight {(3G=674gm)}, (125ppm=608gm)}, and fruit set % {(3G=30.66 %)}, (125ppm=24.93 %)}”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon at 125 ppm gave a fruit set of 24.93 %.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- ethephon @125ppme2
- Outcome
- fruit set %e3
- Direction
- higherinferrede3
- Value
- 24.93 %e3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e2“Highest yield was recorded with ethephon @125ppm (83.54 t ha-1) which is as par with 3G (72.57 t ha-1)”
e3“accompanied by a significantly higher number of fruits per plant {(125ppm=18.33), (3G=15.67)}, average fruit weight {(3G=674gm)}, (125ppm=608gm)}, and fruit set % {(3G=30.66 %)}, (125ppm=24.93 %)}”
Claim · model-written summary
Cucumber plant height was significantly higher in the control.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Outcome
- plant heighte4
- Direction
- Significantly highere4
- Value
- 149.78 cme4
- Qualifier
- recorded in controle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e4“Significantly higher plant height (149.78 cm), and the highest number of leaves per plant (40) were recorded in control and Ethephon @125ppm at 50 DAT, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon at 125 ppm gave the highest number of leaves per plant, 40, at 50 DAT.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- Ethephon @125ppme4
- Outcome
- number of leaves per plante4
- Direction
- higheste4
- Value
- 40e4
- Qualifier
- at 50 DATe4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e4“Significantly higher plant height (149.78 cm), and the highest number of leaves per plant (40) were recorded in control and Ethephon @125ppm at 50 DAT, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
2G pruning gave the largest leaf area, 626.84 cm2, at 50 DAT.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- 2Ge5
- Outcome
- leaf areae5
- Direction
- largeste5
- Value
- 626.84 cm2e5
- Qualifier
- at 50 DATe5
- Comparator
- 3Ge5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e5“The largest leaf area (626.84 cm2) was recorded in 2G which is at par with 3G (613.31 cm2) at 50 DAT”
Claim · model-written summary
3G pruning gave a leaf area of 613.31 cm2 at 50 DAT, at par with 2G.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- 3Ge5
- Outcome
- leaf areae5
- Direction
- at pare5
- Value
- 613.31 cm2e5
- Qualifier
- at 50 DATe5
- Comparator
- 2Ge5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e5“The largest leaf area (626.84 cm2) was recorded in 2G which is at par with 3G (613.31 cm2) at 50 DAT”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon at 500 ppm delayed first male flowering, by 47.87 days.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- ethephon @500ppme6
- Outcome
- days to 1st male floweringe6
- Direction
- delayede6
- Value
- 47.87 dayse6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e6“Higher dose of ethephon @500ppm (47.87 days) and 375 ppm (47.17 days) delayed days to 1st male flowering”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethephon at 375 ppm delayed first male flowering, by 47.17 days.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- 375 ppme6
- Outcome
- days to 1st male floweringe6
- Direction
- delayede6
- Value
- 47.17 dayse6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e6“Higher dose of ethephon @500ppm (47.87 days) and 375 ppm (47.17 days) delayed days to 1st male flowering”
Claim · model-written summary
All ethephon doses hastened female flowering compared with control and pruning.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- all ethephon dosese7
- Outcome
- female floweringe7
- Direction
- hastenede7
- Comparator
- control and pruninge7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e7“all ethephon doses (T4=31.83 days, T5=32.5 days, T6=34.81 days, and T7=34.83 days) hastened female flowering than control and pruning”
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing ethephon level increased the number of female flowers and the M:F flower ratio compared with pruning and control.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- increasing ethephon levele7
- Outcome
- number of female flowers and M: F flower ratioe7
- Direction
- increasede7
- Comparator
- pruning (2G and 3G) and controle7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e7“the number of female flowers and M: F flower ratio increased with increasing ethephon level than in pruning (2G and 3G) and control”
Claim · model-written summary
The control gave a significantly higher number of male flowers, 89.75.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Outcome
- number of male flowerse1
- Direction
- significantly highere1
- Value
- 89.75e1
- Qualifier
- obtained in the controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of foliar spray of ethephon doses and pruning intensities on the performance of Bhaktapur local cultivar of cucumber in Kaski, Nepal from Feb- May 2021”
e1“A significantly higher number of male flowers were obtained in the control (89.75)”
Claim · model-written summary
Appropriate ethephon at 125 ppm and 3G pruning are recommended for better cucumber growth, sex expression and yield.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse7
- Treatment
- appropriate ethephon (125ppm) dose and pruning (3G)e7
- Outcome
- growth, sex expression, and yielde7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e7“Hence, appropriate ethephon (125ppm) dose and pruning (3G) were highly conducive for better growth, sex expression, and yield of cucumber using Bhaktapur Local variety”
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