Performance of Different Hybrids of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) in Terms of Growth, Yield and Quality

Abstract

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 Rabi season 2023, with a view to check the performance of different cucumber hybrids under agro-climatic conditions. The experiment was laid in a randomized block design with eight hybrids and three replicats. The hybrids comprised V1, V2, V3 (LHC 1395); V4, V5, V6 and V7 (CCH-1). From the above experimental finding it was concluded that the hybrid Niyamat performed best in terms of growth parameters like vine length at harvest (182.62 cm), maximum number of leaves (15.93) in earliness in maturity (61.00 days for first fruit harvest). Hybrid CCH-1 performed the best for yield parameters, such as the highest number of fruits per plant (14.59 fruits), maximum fruit length (16.72 cm), fruit diameter (3.60 cm), and fruit yield per vine (2.60 kg/vine). It showed best performance for TSS (3.15 °Brix). The maximum Benefit cost ratio was recorded for Hybrid CCH-1 at 2.13.