Evaluation of various greenhouse cucumber cultivars under soil culture medium

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Horticultural Sciences and Agronomy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Vegetable Research Center, Horticulture Sciences Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Organization, Karaj, Iran

3 Department of Crops and Horticulture Research, Ardabil Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Centre, AREEO, Ardabil, Iran

10.22124/cjes.2023.7215

Abstract

A large portion of available seeds in the local market of Iran is supplied from imported sources. These cultivars exhibit diversity in terms of qualitative and quantitative properties. Since they have been bred according to conditions of origin countries, it is requisite to analyze their level of adaptability to the new environment. In this study, qualitative, quantitative, and yield properties of seven cucumber cultivars were investigated.  A greenhouse experiment was conducted in a soil bed medium in Varamin, based on a randomized complete block design with three replications. The grouping was performed based on the LSD test and cluster analysis. The results showed that the number of fruits per node has the highest positive effect on yield. The fruits in each internode were maximally set in the FC-043 cultivar. FC-043 cultivar were in the same class as Voila cultivar as the control in cluster analysis. This cultivar exhibited superiority and greater positive coefficients in the two main traits, including fruit number per node and yield. Generally, the results revealed that the FC-043 cultivar had high adaptability in soil bed culture medium in greenhouses and can be cultivated as a high-performance cultivar.

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