Performance of genotypes for growth, yield and quality of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Abstract

A well-liked vegetable from the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) is the cucumber. Its crisp and refreshing texture has made it a popular crop and food around the world. Usually grown as annual climbing or creeping vines, cucumbers bear edible seeds and are long, cylindrical, or oval-shaped fruits with green skin. They are a great low-calorie and highly hydrating food choice because of their high-water content. It tastes mild with a hint of sweetness. Therefore, the present investigation was carried out at the Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh during the Kharif season 2022-2023 with a view to check performance of different Genotypes of cucumber under Prayagraj agro climatic conditions. From the above experimental finding it was concluded that the genotype 2021/CUCUVAR6 performed best in terms of growth parameters like vine length (181.79 cm), earliness in maturity (59.00 days for first fruit harvest) and yield parameters like fruit length (15.96 cm), fruit diameter (3.75 cm), and fruit yield per hectare (124.48 q/ha). It also showed best performance for quality parameters also TSS (6.15 °Brix), Vitamin C content (5.42 mg/100 g).