Abstract
The decline in cucumber production is mainly due to inefficient cultivation therefore, plant growth regulators and superior varieties are needed to increase productivity. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of paclobutrazol application time and superior cucumber varieties on plant growth and yield. The research was conducted from August to October 2024 at Jalan Galang, Pagar Merbau III Village, Lubuk Pakam District, and at the Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, University of North Sumatra. The experiment used a randomized block design with two factors: paclobutrazol application time (7, 14, 21, and 28 DAT) and cucumber varieties (Monas F1, Komanda F1, and Zatavy F1), with three replications. Data were analyzed using ANOVA followed by Duncan’s Multiple Range Test at the 5% level. The observed variables included plant height, number of leaves, number of female flowers, male-to-female flower ratio, number of fruits, fruit length, fruit diameter, and fruit weight. The results showed that plants without paclobutrazol showed higher plant height and leaf number, whereas paclobutrazol application at 21 DAT improved yield components, including number of fruits, fruit length, fruit diameter, and fruit weight. Zatavy F1 showed the best growth performance, with an average plant height of 194.67 cm, 76.27 leaves, and fruit weight of 4,149.93 g per plant. Monas F1 produced earlier female flowers, shorter harvest age, and larger fruit size, averaging 14.60 fruits per plant, fruit length 34.53 cm, and fruit diameter 71.9 mm. No significant interaction was observed between the application time of paclobutrazol and variety.
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Claim · model-written summary
Plants without paclobutrazol had greater plant height.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativust0 - Treatment
- without paclobutrazole0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- highere0
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e0“plants without paclobutrazol showed higher plant height and leaf number”
t0“cucumber plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Plants without paclobutrazol had more leaves.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- without paclobutrazole0
- Outcome
- leaf numbere0
- Direction
- highere0
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e0“plants without paclobutrazol showed higher plant height and leaf number”
t0“cucumber plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Paclobutrazol application at 21 DAT improved number of fruits, fruit length and fruit diameter.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- paclobutrazol application at 21 DATe0
- Outcome
- yield componentse0
- Direction
- improvede0
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e0“paclobutrazol application at 21 DAT improved yield components, including number of fruits, fruit length, fruit diameter”
t0“cucumber plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Paclobutrazol application at 21 DAT improved fruit weight.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- paclobutrazol application at 21 DATe0
- Outcome
- fruit weighte0
- Direction
- improvede0
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e0“paclobutrazol application at 21 DAT improved yield components, including number of fruits, fruit length, fruit diameter, and fruit weight”
t0“cucumber plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Zatavy F1 had the best growth performance, with mean height 194.67 cm.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Material
- Zatavy F1e0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- beste0
- Value
- 194.67 cme0
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Verbatim
e0“Zatavy F1 showed the best growth performance, with an average plant height of 194.67 cm”
t0“cucumber plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Zatavy F1 averaged 76.27 leaves.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Material
- Zatavy F1e1
- Outcome
- leavese0
- Value
- 76.27 leavese0
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Verbatim
e0“76.27 leaves”
e1“Zatavy F1 showed the best growth performance”
t0“cucumber plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Zatavy F1 had fruit weight of 4,149.93 g per plant.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Material
- Zatavy F1e1
- Outcome
- fruit weighte0
- Value
- 4,149.93 g per plante0
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Verbatim
e0“fruit weight of 4,149.93 g per plant”
e1“Zatavy F1 showed the best growth performance”
t0“cucumber plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Monas F1 produced earlier female flowers.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Material
- Monas F1e0
- Outcome
- female flowerse0
- Direction
- earliere0
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Verbatim
e0“Monas F1 produced earlier female flowers”
t0“cucumber plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Monas F1 had a shorter harvest age.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Material
- Monas F1e0
- Outcome
- harvest agee0
- Direction
- shortere0
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Verbatim
e0“Monas F1 produced earlier female flowers, shorter harvest age”
t0“cucumber plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Monas F1 averaged 14.60 fruits per plant.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Material
- Monas F1e0
- Outcome
- fruits per plante0
- Value
- 14.60 fruits per plante0
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e0“Monas F1 produced earlier female flowers, shorter harvest age, and larger fruit size, averaging 14.60 fruits per plant”
t0“cucumber plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Monas F1 fruit length averaged 34.53 cm.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Material
- Monas F1e1
- Outcome
- fruit lengthe0
- Direction
- largere2
- Value
- 34.53 cme0
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Verbatim
e0“fruit length 34.53 cm”
e1“Monas F1 produced earlier female flowers”
e2“larger fruit size”
t0“cucumber plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Monas F1 fruit diameter averaged 71.9 mm.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Material
- Monas F1e1
- Outcome
- fruit diametere0
- Direction
- largere2
- Value
- 71.9 mme0
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Verbatim
e0“fruit diameter 71.9 mm”
e1“Monas F1 produced earlier female flowers”
e2“larger fruit size”
t0“cucumber plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Paclobutrazol application time and variety had no significant interaction.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- application time of paclobutrazole0
- Outcome
- interactione0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“No significant interaction was observed between the application time of paclobutrazol and variety”
t0“cucumber plants”
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