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Effect of different growing media and fertigation levels on production of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) under protected conditions in the hills

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Title Effect of different growing media and fertigation levels on production of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) under protected conditions in the hills
 
Creator Sharma, Manish K
Negi, Saurabh
Kumari, Santosh
 
Subject Cucumber; Low-cost plastic greenhouse; Off-season production; Productivity; Quality
 
Description A study was conducted during 2007–08 to study the effect of growing media and fertigation levels on the cucumber(Cucumis sativus L.) production and its quality when grown in the low-cost plastic greenhouse. The whole experimentwas arranged over 9 treatments consisting of 3 growing media M0 (soil), M1 (soil:farmyard manure:sand) and M2(soil:vermicompost:sand) in the ratio of 2:1:1 and 3 fertigation levels [F1 (100 kg NPK/ha), F2 (200 kg NPK/ha), F3(300 kg NPK/ha)]. Interaction effects of growing media and fertigation levels showed significant effect for most of thecharacters except days to marketable maturity and fruit weight. It is revealed that growing media M2 comprisingsoil:vermocompost:sand (2:1:1) along with fertigation level F3 @ 300 kg NPK/ha is highly suitable for growing cucumberin naturally ventilated polyhouse in mid hills of Himachal Pradesh for off-season production during August–Decemberand February–June. The results indicated an increased yield of 8.33 kg/plant and 16.66 kg m2 with superior quality inthe treatment comprising soil: vermicompost: sand (2:1:1) as growing media and fertigation with 300 kg NPK/ha.  
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2011-01-05
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/2569
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 79, No 11 (2009)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/2569/693
 
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