pruning · Yield · Cucumis sativus (cucumber)

Effect of Embryonic-root cutting on drought-resistance and fruit yield of cucumber · 2004

• positive
  Root cutting increased cucumber fruit yield by 10.8% in a greenhouse.

  compared with control (T1)

Effect of substrate mating and pruning methods on fruit type cucumber growth and quality · 2009

• positive
  Cucumber yielded higher with the stated substrate mixture and 15 function leaves.

PENGARUH JUMLAH TANAMAN PER POLIBAG DAN PEMANGKASAN TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN HASIL TANAMAN MENTIMUN KYURI (Cucumis sativus L.) THE EFFECT OF NUMBER OF PLANT PER POLYBAG AND PRUNING ON GROWTH AND HARVESTING OF KYURI CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.) · 2012

• positive
  One plant per polybag pruned to 12 leaves gave higher fruit weight than other treatments.

  compared with other treatments

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PLANTING CUCUMBER HYBRIDS BY USING CUTTINGS AND CONVENTIONAL METHOD · 2012

• positive
  Cutting techniques increased total income.
• positive
  Cutting techniques reduced hybrid seedling production cost.

Phytohormones Content in Cucumber Leaves by Using Pruning as a Mechanical Stress · 2013

• positive
  Pruning lateral branches gave the highest number of fruits per plant and yield in cucumber.

  compared with control

• positive
  Pruning lateral branches greatly increased female flower production in cucumber compared with control.

  compared with control

• positive
  Pruning lateral branches increased cucumber yield by up to 61% relative to control.

  compared with control

Splice grafting versus root pruning splice grafting: Stand establishment and productivity issues in Cucurbitacea vegetables · 2014

• positive
  RPSG cucumber had higher harvesting rate and total early production.

Effect of mulching materials and pruning on growth and yield of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) · 2017

• positive
  Non-pruning gave a higher total number of fruits of cucumber than main stem pruning.

  compared with main stem pruning

cited by 1 paper here

Efficacy of pinching and plant growth regulators in enhancing yield characters of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) · 2018

• positive
  Pinching at the 6th node significantly enhanced most yield characters of cucumber.
• no effect
  Pinching had no evident effect on average fruit weight of cucumber.

Effect of GA3 and NAA with pruning levels on growth, sex expression and yield attributes of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. Malini F1) under protected condition · 2018

• positive
  The combined treatment raised cucumber fruit yield per plant relative to controls and other combinations.

  compared with control and other treatment combinations

Response of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) to differential pruning under greenhouse · 2020

• positive
  Pruning at five weeks produced the highest yield, 14 tons per hectare.
• positive
  Pruning at four weeks improved plant height and leaf number and enhanced yield.

cites 1 paper here

Shoot Pruning and Potassium Application Effect on Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.) Seeds Production and Quality · 2021

• positive
  The 8th internode pruning gave the best cucumber physiological ripe fruit weight, seed viability and vigor.

Effective Training Methods for Cucumber Production in Newly Developed Nutrient Film Technique Hydroponic System · 2023

• positive
  Pinching training produced straighter fruits.

  compared with LT

cited by 1 paper here

Root characteristics on different training methods of cucumber production in hydroponic system · 2024

• positive
  Pinching the lateral shoots improved biomass production in cucumber, due to sunlight penetration into the canopy.

cites 1 paper here

Growth, flowering, and yield of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) as influenced by a plant growth regulator and pruning method · 2024

• positive
  Ethephon at 300 ppm and 3G-cutting pruning each increased the number of fruits per vine compared with control.

  compared with control

• positive
  Ethephon at 300 ppm with 3G-cutting pruning gave the highest cucumber production, 30.56 Mg/ha.
• positive
  The combination of 300 ppm ethephon with 3G-cutting pruning gave the highest fruit weight, 784.6 g.

Optimizing land resources through vegetable crop production (Cucumber and Beans) on cocoa farms · 2025

• positive
  Fruit length, seed count per harvest and fruit weight were superior with vigorous pruning compared with light pruning.

  compared with light pruning

Effect of Tendril Pruning on the Growth and Yield of Cucumber (Cucumis sativum L.) in Owo, Southwest Nigeria · 2026

• positive
  Pruning significantly improved fresh fruit weight and total fruit weight per plant.
• positive
  Pruning significantly improved fruit number, length and diameter.