Effect of Cultivars on Growth and Yield Parameters in Gherkin (cucumis Sativus Sub Spp. Anguria).
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: An experiment was conducted during kharif, 2016 at College of Horticulture, Venkataramannagudem, West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh to study the effect of cultivars on growth and yield parameters in gherkin.The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design (Randomized Block Design) with different cultivars (Royal, Ajax and Chandini).Chandini cultivar showed superiority over other cultivars in terms of all plant growth parameters, yield contributing parameters like fruit length, fruit diameter, mean fruit weight (20.55 g), number of fruits per vine (65.84), yield per vine (3.44 kg), yield per plot (61.99 kg/plot), estimated yield per hectare (13.34 t/ha) and 100 seed weight.Copy Right, IJAR, 2019,.All rights reserved. …………………………………………………………………………………………………….... Introduction:-Gherkin (Cucumis sativus sub spp.anguria) (2n= 24), belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae.It is popularly known as "Pickling cucumber" or small cucumber among farmers.It is monoecious, annual, trailing or climbing vine, which branches freely with slender, rough hairy, angled stems and tendrils.The leaves are 3 to 5 angled, shallow lobed with acute sinuses and 7 to 15 cm in length and oval to oblong in shape and born on long slender stalks.They are light green and turn yellowish when fully matured with or without spiky surface covered with long sharp glistering hairs.Flower is yellow in colour.The flesh is greenish in colour with many seeds.Seeds are small, white, smooth, 3 to 5 mm long.The immature fruits are used for the preparation of pickles, eaten as a cooked vegetable and are used in curries (Purseglove, 1969).The fruits and seed possess cooling properties.The fruit is also used as an astringent and antipyretic.The seed oil is used as antipyretic.Fruits are good for people suffering with constipation, jaundice and
DOI: 10.21474/ijar01/8670
Author: T Mounika
Institution: Dr. Y.S.R Horticultural University
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W2936082988