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Vol. 12, Special Issue 12 (2023)
Study of soilless cultivation of cucumber in polycarbonate greenhouse
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YH Modhvadiya and Dr. MV Jalu
YH Modhvadiya and Dr. MV Jalu
Abstract:
The experiment was laid out in large plot technique design with five replications comprising of total five treatment combinations. The five treatment consists of T1: Soilless Media (Coco-peat grow bag), T2: Soil Media, T3: Coco-peat + Soil (1:1), T4: Vermicompost + Soil (1:1), T5: Coco-peat + Vermicompost + Soil (1:1:1). Healthy seeds were sown on grow bag and soil bed at 0.60 m × 0.30 m spacing, during the month of March, 2021. Irrigation was supplied to the crop through drip irrigation system and. Cultivation practice was carried out as per recommendation.
The experiment was laid out in large plot technique design with five replications comprising of total five treatment combinations. The five treatment consists of T1: Soilless Media (Coco-peat grow bag), T2: Soil Media, T3: Coco-peat + Soil (1:1), T4: Vermicompost + Soil (1:1), T5: Coco-peat + Vermicompost + Soil (1:1:1). Healthy seeds were sown on grow bag and soil bed at 0.60 m × 0.30 m spacing, during the month of March, 2021. Irrigation was supplied to the crop through drip irrigation system and. Cultivation practice was carried out as per recommendation.
The daily environmental data i.e. air temperature, RH, PAR, soil temperature and soil moisture were recorded at every three hours of interval and computed weekly and monthly average for analysis. The influence of these factors on summer cucumber was analyzed in terms of vine length, no. of fruits per vine, weight of fruit per vine, dimension of fruit (length and diameter) and crop yield per treatment. Five plants from each treatment were selected for each replications and an economic analysis was also done to determine the financial viability of the structure as well as different treatment cost.
Total thirteen harvesting of cucumber fruits were done during entire crop season and highest crop yield was 93.38 t/ha observed in treatment T4 (Soilless media having vermicompost + soil) as well as other crop parameters i.e. vine length, no. of fruits per vine, weight of fruit per vine, length of fruit and diameter of fruit was observed as 248 cm, 11.68 nos./plant, 2561.52 g, 174.62 mm and 48.55 mm, respectively.
The highest net profit and BCR was found ₹ 256.75/m2 and 2.57 for treatment T4 and lowest payback period was found 3.11 years also for the treatment T4.It was concluded that, in order to obtain higher marketable yield and net return of cucumber during off-season in polycarbonate fan and pad greenhouse with soilless media having vermicompost + soil could be the best option under agro climatic conditions of Saurashtra region of Gujarat, India.
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How to cite this article:
YH Modhvadiya and Dr. MV Jalu. Study of soilless cultivation of cucumber in polycarbonate greenhouse. The Pharma Innovation Journal. 2023; 12(12S): 1850-1859.
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- E-ISSN Number: 2277-7695
- P-ISSN Number: 2349-8242
- CODEN Code: PIHNBQ
- ZDB-Number: 2663038-2
- IC Journal ID: 7725
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