Classification of cucumber germplasm based on agronomic traits under natural climatic conditions

Asad Shehzaib; Muhammad Adnan Sadique; Muhammad Umer Farooq; Muhammad Afsar Ali Shaker; Ujiara Kainat Aleem

doi:10.30574/gscbps.2020.10.2.0034

Authors

Asad Shehzaib Institue of Horticulture Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
Muhammad Adnan Sadique Department of Horticulture, Bahaudin Zakariya University, Multan.
Muhammad Umer Farooq Department of Horticulture, Bahaudin Zakariya University, Multan.
Muhammad Afsar Ali Shaker Department of Entomology, Bahaudin Zakariya University, Multan.
Ujiara Kainat Aleem Department of Environmental Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30574/gscbps.2020.10.2.0034

Keywords:

Germination, Varieties, Cucumber, Vegetable

Abstract

Vegetables have been known from ancient times as fresh and edible parts of herbaceous plants. They play vital role in maintenance of health and help in prevention from a number of diseases. Vegetables have been main source of carbohydrates, vitamin and mineral. Vegetables can be available in different edible forms such as roots, stems, leaves, fruits and seeds. Each edible group have its own contribution. Cucumber is cultivated all around the world and held an important position in cucurbitaceous crops. Seeds of cucumber have cooling, tonic, diuretic and anthelmintic effect. There were total 12 different varieties and central devoutness of the study was to compare all these varieties and to know about the best variety among all. After comparing means from data it was conducted that in terms of days of germination, the fastest germination rate was observed that three varieties C-571, Cucumber Vega and Desi cucumber respectively followed by C-3429 and remaining varieties showed almost same trend, but the variety which took highest number of days to germinate was C-574. All the varieties showed almost similar trend in length of stem and days of flowering. C-3479 possessed highest number of fruits and Sialkot local had lowest number of fruits. Three varieties C-571, 574 and C-3429 exhibited highest yield. The biggest size of leaf was variety WANDRI-700. This study revealed the germination rates and the fastest germination rate was observed that three varieties C-571, Cucumber Vega and Desi cucumber. In terms of Numb of leaves C-3479, C-571 and Sialkot local beard highest number of leaves.

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