botanical · Growth · Cucumis sativus (cucumber)

Occurrence of Plant Growth Inhibitors in Tropical and Subtropical Vegetation · 1969

• positive
  Guava fruit extracts inhibited cucumber germination.
• no effect
  Water extracts did not strongly inhibit cucumber germination and growth in sand.

Allelopathic Activity of Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense) in Colorado · 1980

• positive
  Cucumber and barley extracts reduced redroot pigweed radicle growth, compared with soil incorporation of residues

  compared with soil incorporation of plant residues

Toxic Effects of Manure, Alfalfa, and Ammonia on Emergence and Growth of Cucumber Seedlings · 1991

• positive
  Alfalfa extract enhanced cucumber growth in sand.
• negative
  Alfalfa hay extract produced ammonia and inhibited cucumber germination and growth.
• negative
  Alfalfa extract inhibited growth in sand soil medium.

Preliminary Study on Bioactive Substances Associated with Formation of Adventitious Roots from Section of Mango (Mangifera indica) Cotyledon · 2003

• positive
  Mango extract increased cucumber adventitious root number and fresh weight.
• positive
  Mango cotyledon methanol extract promoted adventitious root formation in cucumber cotyledons.

Study on allelopathy and its mechanism of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) · 2005

• positive
  Watermelon extract accelerated cucumber stem growth.
• negative
  Low watermelon extract concentration inhibited cucumber seed germination and root growth.

The Effect of Walnut Peel′s Extracts on Seedling Growth of Some Crops · 2005

• positive
  At some dilutions, walnut peel extracts promoted crop seed germination.

Study on the effects of garlic bulb crude extracts on inhibition of Fusarium axysporum(Schl.) f.sp.Cucumerinum Owen.and disease control · 2008

• positive
  At 20 mg/mL garlic extract, pathogen mycelial growth inhibition reached 90%.
• positive
  Garlic bulb extract significantly inhibited pathogen mycelial growth.

Prevention of infection and spread of viral diseases in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) through botanicals. · 2009

• positive
  Seed treatment with neem extract gave higher secondary branch number in cucumber.
• positive
  Seed treatment with neem extract gave maximum vine length in cucumber.

Effect of Garlic and Onion Extracts or their Intercropping on Suppressing Damping-off and Powdery Mildew Diseases and Growth Characteristics of Cucumber · 2009

• positive
  Garlic or onion extract spray increased shoot and root length and mass relative to control.

  compared with control

Effect of Coriander Extract on Germination and Growth of Vegetables · 2009

• positive
  Low coriander extract concentration promoted cucumber growth.
• negative
  High coriander extract concentration inhibited cucumber seedling growth.
• negative
  High coriander extract concentration inhibited cucumber germination.

Inhibitory effects of freshly crushed garlic (Allium sativum L.) extract on seed-borne pathogens of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) and allelopathy functions. · 2009

• positive
  At 2.5%, garlic bulb extract increased cucumber root activity by 19.72%.
• positive
  At 1.25%, garlic bulb extract increased cucumber root activity by 7.44%.
• positive
  At 2.5%, garlic bulb extract enhanced cucumber seed vigor index by 0.14%.
• positive
  At 1.25%, garlic bulb extract enhanced cucumber seed vigor index by 3.74%.

Initial Studies on Allelopathy of Liquid Extract of Allium ascalonicum L. on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Lactuca sativa L., Brassica chinensis L., Raphanus sativus L., Cucumis sativus L. · 2009

• positive
  Allium extract stimulated Cucumis sativus growth overall.
• negative
  Allium extract had little inhibitory effect on Cucumis sativus seed germination.

Effects of the Extracts from Vitis amurensis Leaves on Growth and Physiological Characteristics of Cucumber Seedlings · 2010

• positive
  Root vigor of cucumber seedlings was highest at 5 mg/mL Vitis amurensis leaf extract, and decreased beyond that concentration.

Studies on Allelopathic Effects of Coriander · 2010

• positive
  Low concentration of coriander extract promoted cucumber growth.
• negative
  High concentration of coriander extract inhibited cucumber germination and seedling growth.

Preliminary Study on the Allelopathy of Ophiopogon japonicus Extracts on Lactuca sativa and 2 Other Plants · 2011

• positive
  The extracts accelerated cucumber stem growth.
• negative
  Ophiopogon water extracts significantly inhibited cucumber germination.

Effects of Root Aqueous Extracts of Wheat Cultivars with Different Allelopathy Potential on Cucumber Seedlings Growth and Physiological and Biochemical Characters of Cucumber Root · 2012

• positive
  Stimulatory wheat-root extracts increased cucumber plant height, stem diameter and dry weight.
• negative
  Suppressive wheat-root extracts inhibited cucumber seedling growth.

Phytotoxicity of organic extracts of Turnera ulmifolia L. and Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult. in cucumber seeds · 2013

• positive
  Ethyl acetate extracts of T. ulmifolia below 2.50 mg/ml stimulated growth of the main root and hypocotyl of cucumber.
• positive
  Methanol extracts of T. ulmifolia at 1.25 and 3.75 mg/ml stimulated growth of the main root and hypocotyl of cucumber.
• negative
  T. diffusa extracts inhibited cucumber development to a greater degree than T. ulmifolia extracts, indicating greater allelopathic potential.

  compared with T. ulmifolia extracts

• negative
  Hexane and ethyl acetate extracts of T. diffusa significantly inhibited cucumber hypocotyl growth only at above 2.50 mg/ml.
• no effect
  Extracts tested did not prevent cucumber seed germination.
• negative
  Hexane extracts of both Turnera species reduced main root length, secondary root number and hypocotyl length of cucumber.
• negative
  Ethyl acetate extracts of T. diffusa at 3.75 and 5.00 mg/ml reduced mean germination speed and time to germination in cucumber.

Study on Allelopathic Effects of Arachis hypogaea Extracts on Cucumber Seeds · 2013

• positive
  Peanut root and stem extracts promoted cucumber seedling stem length and fresh weight, most strongly for full-strength root extract.
• positive
  Ten percent peanut root extract promoted cucumber seedling root length.
• negative
  Ten percent peanut leaf extract inhibited cucumber seedling root growth.
• negative
  Peanut leaf extracts inhibited cucumber seedling stem length and fresh weight.

Effects of Different Matrix Proportions on Cucumber Plug Seedling · 2013

• positive
  The peat–vermiculite–Stevia mix was superior for emergence rate.

  compared with other matrix formula

• positive
  The mix was superior for early growth stage index.

  compared with other matrix formula

Herbicidal Activities of Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim Extracts · 2013

• positive
  Water extracts gave the strongest inhibition of cucumber germination and growth traits.

Effect of organic cakes against infestation of Meloidogyne incognita in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). · 2013

• positive
  Neem cake increased fresh and dry cucumber root weight versus control.

  compared with control

Research on Allelopathy between Different Kinds of Vegetables · 2014

• positive
  Tomato extract promoted cucumber seedling growth.
• negative
  Pepper extract restrained cucumber seed germination and root growth.
• negative
  Chinese cabbage extract restrained cucumber seed germination and seedling growth.
• negative
  Tomato extract restrained cucumber root growth.

MANAGEMENT OF CUCUMBER DOWNY MILDEW IN PRODUCTION GREENHOUSES BY USING ABIOTIC AGENTS · 2014

• positive
  The tested treatments increased cucumber plant length and fresh foliage weight.

  compared with check treatments

Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) Impact on Post-Germination Seedling Growth · 2015

• positive
  Kenaf bark and core extracts increased cucumber hypocotyl growth.
• negative
  Kenaf leaf and bark extract decreased cucumber radicle growth.

Germination and seedling growth of two summer vegetables influenced by aqueous extract of few ornamental plants · 2015

• positive
  Aqueous extract of Powder puff increased germination, root length and shoot length of cucumber compared with control.

  compared with control treatment

• negative
  Aqueous extract of Indian Medlar decreased germination and growth of cucumber.

Effect of organic amendments on root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) in cucumber · 2016

• positive
  Neem cake applied @ 1t/ha increased dry root weight of cucumber by 78.69 per cent over untreated control.

  compared with untreated control

• positive
  Neem cake applied @ 1t/ha increased fresh root weight of cucumber by 52.63 per cent over untreated control.

  compared with untreated control

• positive
  Neem cake applied @ 1t/ha increased shoot length of cucumber by 26.90 per cent over untreated control.

  compared with untreated control

• positive
  Neem cake applied @ 1t/ha increased fresh shoot weight of cucumber by 28.66 per cent over untreated control.

  compared with untreated control

• positive
  Neem cake applied @ 1t/ha increased dry shoot weight of cucumber by 40.87 per cent over untreated control.

  compared with untreated control

• positive
  Neem cake applied @ 1t/ha increased root length of cucumber by 44.47 per cent over untreated control.

  compared with untreated control

Potential Use of Botanicals Rich in Alkaloids for Controlling Meloidogyne incognita and Rotylenchulus reniformis Infecting Cucurbits · 2016

• positive
  C. roseus leaf powder at 5g/plant increased cucumber total fresh weight by 62.5%.

Effect of Grafting onto Different Rootstocks and some Foliar Applications on Cucumber Production under High Polyethylene Tunnel Conditions. · 2017

• positive
  Jumbo grafting with yeast extract gave the highest vegetative growth.

  compared with other treatments

Effects of Fish Waste Extract on the Growth, Yield and Quality of Cucumis sativus L. · 2018

• positive
  20 ml fish waste extract increased cucumber vine length and leaf number.

  compared with other treatments and control

• positive
  50 mL fish waste extract produced the highest leaf area.

Impact of Foliar, Mineral Fertilization and some Plant Activators on Cucumber Growth and Productivity · 2018

• positive
  The 75% NPK and moringa foliar regimen gave the highest leaf number, shoot fresh and dry weight, and height.

Extracts of Leaves of Ficus auriculata Lour.: Antioxidant, Antimicrobial and Phytotoxic Activity · 2018

• positive
  Extracts of young and adult leaves suppressed the growth of cucumber plants.

Plant Growth Inhibitory Activity of Goniothalamus andersonii Bark Incorporated with Soil on Selected Plants · 2019

• positive
  Soil incorporation of Goniothalamus andersonii bark powder significantly reduced growth of the tested plants after 14 days, with dose-dependent inhibition.

Effects of Allium species plant extracts and their active ingredients on inhibition of plant growth · 2019

• positive
  Garlic flesh extracts most strongly inhibited cucumber and barley shoot and root lengths.
• positive
  Boiled water garlic flesh extract at 5% inhibited cucumber shoot and root lengths by 49–63%.
• positive
  Garlic extracts from four cultivars at 3% and 5% inhibited cucumber and barley growth by 81–100%.

Cinnamon ethanolic extract mitigates salinity stress and activates the antioxidant defence system in cucumber seedlings · 2019

• positive
  The highest fresh and dry weights occurred in salt-stressed cucumber seedlings treated with 1000 and 2000 ppm cinnamon extracts.
• positive
  Foliar application of all tested concentrations of ethanolic cinnamon extract improved fresh and dry weight of cucumber seedlings in a concentration-dependent manner.

Studies on Organic Nutrient Management on Growth and Flowering of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) · 2020

• positive
  The combined organic nutrient treatment produced maximum vine length at 30 and 60 DAS.

Efficacy of bacterial antagonists as seed treatment and neem oil cake against Meloidogyne incognita in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) · 2020

• positive
  Neem oil cake plus P. fluorescens increased shoot length by 69.7% versus untreated check.

  compared with untreated check

• positive
  Neem oil cake plus P. fluorescens increased dry root weight by 94.1% versus untreated check.

  compared with untreated check

• positive
  Neem oil cake plus P. fluorescens increased root length by 84.5% versus untreated check.

  compared with untreated check

• positive
  Neem oil cake plus P. fluorescens increased dry shoot weight by 89.5% versus untreated check.

  compared with untreated check

• positive
  Neem oil cake plus P. fluorescens increased fresh shoot weight by 35.4% versus untreated check.

  compared with untreated check

• positive
  Neem oil cake plus P. fluorescens increased fresh root weight by 98.2% versus untreated check.

  compared with untreated check

• positive
  Combined neem cake and bio-agents produced greater cucumber growth than single applications.

  compared with their single application

Inhibitory potentials of five botanicals on associated fungi in relation to germination and morphological characters of Cucumis sativus Linn · 2020

• positive
  Carica papaya extract produced the highest cucumber seedling length, germination, and vigor; control was lowest.

  compared with control

Efficiency of bio-evaporation of Arugula leaves to control root rot disease on cucumber caused by Pythium intermedium in Greenhouse · 2020

• positive
  All arugula extract concentrations increased cucumber growth parameters versus control.

  compared with control

Effect of Morus alba L. leaf extracts on seeds germination and the seedlings growth of Sinapis alba L. and Cucumis sativus L. · 2020

• positive
  Lower extract concentrations sometimes improved growth and development.

USING OF MORINGA LEAF EXTRACT FOR STIMULATES GROWTH AND YIELD OF CUCUMBER (CUCUMIS SATIVUS L.) · 2020

• positive
  Moringa leaf extract significantly enhanced fresh and dry weights of cucumber leaves and stems.
• positive
  Moringa leaf extract significantly enhanced cucumber plant height, leaf area and leaf number.

Evaluation of organic oils for the management of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita and fungus infesting cucumber under polyhouse conditions · 2020

• positive
  Neem oil at 20% gave the maximum cucumber shoot length of 144.3 cm.

Evaluation of Some Biological Agents and Plant Extracts for Controlling Cucumber White Rot caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib) de Bary · 2020

• positive
  Neem extract increased fresh and dry weights of shoots and roots.

  compared with onion and lemongrass extracts

Extracts of branches and fruits of ficus auriculata lour: Antioxidant, antimicrobial and phytotoxic activities · 2020

• positive
  Ficus auriculata extracts reduced cucumber seed growth by 30% relative to the control, showing phytotoxicity.

  compared with control

Influence of Organic Fertilization, Liquorice, and Bread Yeast Extracts Spray in Some Growth and Yield Properties of Cucumbers Under Unheated Plastic House Conditions · 2021

• positive
  Poultry manure 2% with liquorice extract 5 g/L gave the highest cucumber plant height.
• positive
  Poultry manure 2% with liquorice extract 5 g/L gave the highest cucumber leaf area.

Effective Management of Cucumber Powdery Mildew with Essential Oils · 2021

• positive
  Essential oils increased cucumber dry weight up to 22.5 g.

  compared with positive control

• positive
  Essential oils increased cucumber fresh weight up to 123 g.

  compared with positive control

• positive
  Essential oils increased cucumber leaf area up to 27.5 cm2.

  compared with positive control

• positive
  Essential oils increased cucumber plant length up to 187 cm.

  compared with positive control

Evaluation of some organic amendments in combination with the predatory nematode, Fictor composticola against Meloidogyne incognita in cucumber · 2022

• positive
  F. composticola with neem cake produced the maximum plant weight among amendments.

  compared with all amendments

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOME PLANT EXTRACTS AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL FUNGI TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM IN CONTROLLING CUCUMBER SEEDLING FALL DISEASE PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM · 2022

• positive
  At 1.5%, the second plant extract inhibited pathogen growth by 58.39%.
• positive
  At 1.5%, eucalyptus leaf extract inhibited pathogen growth by 89.21%.

Suppression of Meloiodogyne incognita (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae) and Tylenchulus semipenterans (Tylenchida: Tylenchulidae) using Tilapia fish powder and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in vivo and in vitro · 2023

• positive
  Greenhouse cucumber plants receiving fish powder had significantly increased growth parameters.

Assessment of Four White Sea Brown Seaweed Extracts as Biostimulants of Plant Growth · 2023

• positive
  Extracts from all four brown seaweeds accelerated development of wheat and cucumber plants.
• positive
  Extracts from all four brown seaweeds enhanced growth of wheat and cucumber seedlings.
• negative
  A higher concentration of Fucus vesiculosus extract inhibited plant growth, possibly due to higher phenolic content.

In vitro antifungal activities of dose-dependent bioactive compound from potato peels to combat powdery mildew disease in cucumber · 2024

• positive
  Water-based isomaltose seed priming yielded cucumber vigor of 2210.3.
• positive
  DMSO-based isomaltose seed treatment yielded 95.5 per cent cucumber germination.
• positive
  Water-based isomaltose seed priming yielded 96.8 per cent cucumber germination.
• positive
  DMSO-based isomaltose seed treatment yielded cucumber vigor index of 1987.7.

Extracts of Senecio brasiliensis and Solanum viarum as Potential Antifungal and Bioherbicidal Agents · 2024

• positive
  All extract samples inhibited cucumber seed germination by 100%.

Bioestimulación de extractos de plantas del semidesierto en crecimiento, rendimiento y calidad en pepino · 2024

• positive
  Semi-desert extracts stimulated vegetative growth in cucumber hybrid Centauro F1.

Efficacy of selected chemicals against fruit rot of cucumber [Cucumis sativus (L.)] caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum · 2024

• positive
  The Captan and neem oil treatment produced maximum cucumber height, leaf number and branch number.

Biopriming of Cucumis sativus L. Seeds with a Consortium of Nitrofixing Cyanobacteria Treated with Static Magnetic Field · 2025

• positive
  Biopriming with cyanobacterial extracts improved root and stem length and vigor index I of cucumber seedlings.
• positive
  Biopriming with cyanobacterial extracts improved fresh biomass of cucumber seedlings.

Aqueous compost extracts with stabilized biofertilizing microbiota promote plant root growth and drought resilience · 2025

• positive
  Cucumber seedlings treated with the more stable compost extracts showed improved root development.

EFFICACY OF INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID, MORINGA LEAF EXTRACT AND ALOE VERA EXTRACT ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF CUCUMBER (CUCUMIS SATIVUS) ON A TROPICAL INCEPTISOL, SOUTHWEST, NIGERIA · 2025

• positive
  Moringa leaf extract at 25ml produced the best plant height of 145.20 ± 0.02 cm.

EFFECT OF SPRAYING ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL EXTRACTS ON SOME VEGETATIVE GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS AND YIELD OF TWO CUCUMBER VARIETIES · 2025

• positive
  Poultry manure extract on Giant outperformed for leaf area.
• positive
  Poultry manure extract gave superior average leaf area.

Efficacy of selected chemicals against fruit rot of cucumber [Cucumis sativus (L.)] caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum · 2025

• positive
  Captan with neem oil (T3) gave the maximum number of branches on cucumber.
• positive
  Captan with neem oil (T3) gave the maximum plant height among the treatments tested on cucumber.

The Effectiveness of Neem (Azadirachta indica Juss) and Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller) Leaf Extracts against Cucumber Aphids (Myzus persicae Sulzer) and Melon Flies (Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillet) in a Field Condition · 2025

• positive
  Neem and aloe vera extracts at 60% and 80% concentrations significantly promoted cucumber plant growth compared with the water control.

  compared with control (water)

Controlling of rot root pathogens on cucumber using some plant extracts and bio-control agent Trichoderma harzianum · 2025

• positive
  The 20% concentration of cold aqueous extract of M. communis increased seed germination percentage and fresh weight of cucumber plants.

From waste to resilience: fish waste priming attenuates drought effects on cucumber seedlings via heightened osmoprotectants, antioxidant activity and metabolic stability · 2025

• positive
  FWE priming increased germination, water content and membrane stability under drought.

Визначення впливу їстівного желатинового, агар-агарового та хітозанового покриття на збереженість плодів огірка · 2026

• positive
  Adding 2% garlic essential oil inhibited microorganism development 1.5–1.7 fold.

Allelopathic Effect of Aqueous Extract for Malva parviflora and Torilis arvensis Weeds on Germination and Growth of Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata L.) and Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) · 2026

• positive
  Torilis extract at 10% increased cucumber germination by 66.66%.

Eco-Friendly Chitosan–Jojoba Soil Amendments Improve Growth and Resilience of Cucumber and Suppress Root-Knot Nematodes Under Greenhouse Conditions · 2026

• positive
  The triple treatment increased cucumber plant height by 38.5%.
• positive
  The triple treatment increased cucumber dry shoot biomass by 44.8%.
• positive
  The triple treatment increased cucumber fresh shoot biomass by 46.3%.
• positive
  The triple treatment increased cucumber leaf number by 42.1%.

THE EFFECT OF MYCORRHIZA AND FOLIAR APPLICATION OF PLANT EXTRACTS ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF CUCUMBER (CUCUMIS SATIVUS) UNDER PROTECTED CULTIVATION · 2026

• positive
  The combined mycorrhizal and 10 g L⁻¹ licorice extract with yeast treatment gave the highest cucumber plant height (221.93 cm).
• positive
  The combined mycorrhizal and 10 g L⁻¹ licorice extract with yeast treatment gave the highest cucumber dry weight of vegetative growth (117.49 g).
• positive
  The combined mycorrhizal and 10 g L⁻¹ licorice extract with yeast treatment gave the highest cucumber leaf area (40.72 dm²).
• positive
  The combined mycorrhizal and 10 g L⁻¹ licorice extract with yeast treatment gave the highest cucumber number of leaves (36.12 leaves).

THE EFFECT OF MYCORRHIZA AND FOLIAR APPLICATION OF PLANT EXTRACTS ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF CUCUMBER (CUCUMIS SATIVUS) UNDER PROTECTED CULTIVATION · 2026

• positive
  Combined treatment gave maximum vegetative dry weight of 117.49 g.
• positive
  Combined treatment gave maximum leaf number of 36.12 leaves.
• positive
  Combined treatment gave maximum leaf area of 40.72 dm².
• positive
  Combined mycorrhiza and 10 g L⁻¹ extract with yeast gave maximum plant height of 221.93 cm.