Vol. 11, Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
Yashpal Singh Bisht, DK Singh, NK Singh, Dhirendra Singh and Shashank Shekhar Singh

Abstract:
The aim of present experiment was to study genetic variability in parthenocarpic cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) material consist of 44 genotypes. A sufficient amount of genetic variability was present in all 44 genotypes for 12 characters viz., days to first female flower, node number to first female, days to first harvest, days to last harvest, internodal length (cm), fruit length (cm), fruit diameter (cm), vine length (m), number of fruits/plant, average fruit weight (g), yield/plant (kg) and total yield/hectare (quintal). The GCV and PCV varies from 2.01 to73.84 and 3.30 to 74.78. The difference between PCV and GCV was less which indicate these traits are less influence by the environments. PPCUC-2 was found best performing genotypes for yield per plant and yield per hectare. Hence, these genotypes can be used for further improvement of cucumber germplasm for sound breeding program.