The Response of Cucumber to Trellis vs. Ground Culture1

Konsler, T. R.; Strider, D. L.

doi:10.21273/hortsci.8.3.220

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“…Similar advantages in yield and appearance of trellis-grown cucumbers as compared with groundgrown cucumbers have long been appreciated (Konsler and Strider, 1973;Hanna et al, 1987;Russo et al, 1991;Nair et al, 2013). fruit quality by increasing the exposure of the plant foliage to sunlight, thereby increasing photosynthesis, with increased ventilation and reduced exposure of the fruits to soil-borne pathogens and damage-causing ground-dwelling arthropods (Konsler and Strider, 1973;Pradhan et al, 2021;Buck-Sorlin et al, 2023). Trellising is today a widely commercially applied method for growing fresh-market cucumbers (Parker et al, 2019;Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, 2022).…”

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“…The fruits of the trellised plants were uniformly black-green over their entire surface, without a lightcolored ground spot (Figure 2). Similar advantages in yield and appearance of trellis-grown cucumbers as compared with groundgrown cucumbers have long been appreciated (Konsler and Strider, 1973;Hanna et al, 1987;Russo et al, 1991;Nair et al, 2013). fruit quality by increasing the exposure of the plant foliage to sunlight, thereby increasing photosynthesis, with increased ventilation and reduced exposure of the fruits to soil-borne pathogens and damage-causing ground-dwelling arthropods (Konsler and Strider, 1973;Pradhan et al, 2021;Buck-Sorlin et al, 2023).…”

Section: Yieldmentioning

confidence: 89%

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Trellising is advantageous over ground culture for out-of-season, protected production and storage of sweet acorn squash

Adeeko,

Yudelevich,

Raphael

et al. 2024

Front. Hortic.

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Acorn squash (Cucurbita pepo) have been a familiar item at produce stands for decades in the United States and Canada, but little known or appreciated elsewhere. Following the breeding and development of sweet-fleshed acorn squash in Israel and its commercial introduction in 2007, acorn squash became a high-priced, popular produce item there. Scarcity of supply in winter has led to attempts to fill the consumer demand by using available protected cultivation infrastructure in the relatively mild area of southwestern Israel for production. Such production has proven feasible but it was not determined whether it would be preferable to allow the plants to simply grow sprawling on the ground or vertically, using trellises to train the plants to grow erect. Two sweet acorn squash hybrid cultivars differing in fruit size were compared, growing on the ground or on trellises, for yield, quality, and storability of the fruits. The hybrids bore fully ripe fruits from December through February, producing 56% higher yields when trellised rather than when allowed to grow on the ground. The fruits of trellised plants of both hybrids were more uniformly black-green and firmer than those of ground-grown plants. Their dry matter content at harvest and after 78 days of storage was very high, averaging 28% and 25%, respectively. Total soluble solids content of the fruit flesh from trellised plants was 19% at harvest and an extraordinary 20% after storage at 10°C, 70% RH. The fruit flesh of trellised plants was also more highly colored and had higher carotenoid, ascorbate, and anti-oxidant contents. Overall, trellising of sweet acorn squash during the winter under protected cultivation resulted in significantly higher yields and the finest fruit quality.

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Section: Yieldmentioning

confidence: 88%

Section: Yieldmentioning

confidence: 89%

Trellising is advantageous over ground culture for out-of-season, protected production and storage of sweet acorn squash

Adeeko,

Yudelevich,

Raphael

et al. 2024

Front. Hortic.

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“…It has been reported that vertical training of cucumber can improve fruit yield and quality (Baker, 1977and Hanna and Adams, 1987& 1993. Moreover, Konsler and Strider (1973) found that the trellising enhanced the disease control of foliage and fruits, and simplified harvesting as fewer fruits were overlooked into oversize or cull fruits. Consequently, trellised plants may remain more healthy and productive for a longer period.…”

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Effect of Planting System and Vertical Training on Growth and Yield of Cucumber Plants Grown in the Open Field During the Summer Season

El-Zawily

El-Aidy

Hassan

et al. 2000

Journal of Plant Production

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This work was carried out at Gharbia Governorate during the summer seasons of 1996 & 1997 to study the effect of planting system and vertical training on vegetative growth, flowering and fruit yield of cucumber plants cv. Amera II hybrid grown in the open field. Treatments included staked (vertically trained) or regular ground creeping planting, single or double rows planting and 15, 20 or 30 cm within row plant spacing. Plant population of these treatments ranged from 18, 648 to 55, 986 plants/fed.The results indicated that vertically trained planting increased stem length and leaf area of the fifth leaf from the growing tip as well as its fresh and dry weight compared to the regular creeping planting. Vertically trained plants had higher content of nitrogen and potassium compared to ground creeping plants, while no significant differences in phosphorus were found among all treatments.Decreasing plant population and also vertical training system increased the number of pistillate flowers and decreased the staminate ones. Concerning fruit yield, both treatments of vertical training with 34, 986 plants/fed. and that of creeping planting with 55, 986 plants/fed. had nearly equal values where they had the highest early and total yield per fed., with less weight of non marketable fruits in the former treatment and higher weight in the later one. The highest fruit yield per plant was produced from the vertical planting with the lowest plant population, while the lowest one was produced from the creeping planting with the highest plant population. @ Early yield was determined as yield of the first 5 pickings. # Fruit quality parameters were determined 75 days after planting. **, * and N.S. indicate P < 0.01, P < 0.05 and not significant, respectively, according to F. test. Means having the same alphabetical letters within each column are not significantly different at the 0.05 level according to Duncan's test. @ Early yield was determined as yield of the first 5 pickings. # Fruit quality parameters were determined 75 days after planting. ** and N.S. indicate P < 0.01 and not significant, respectively, according to F. test. Means having the same alphabetical letters within each column are not significantly different at the 0.05 level according to Duncan's test.

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Breeding for Improved Yield in Cucumber

Wehner¹

1989

Plant Breeding Reviews

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The Response of Cucumber to Trellis vs. Ground Culture1

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Trellising is advantageous over ground culture for out-of-season, protected production and storage of sweet acorn squash

Trellising is advantageous over ground culture for out-of-season, protected production and storage of sweet acorn squash

Effect of Planting System and Vertical Training on Growth and Yield of Cucumber Plants Grown in the Open Field During the Summer Season

Breeding for Improved Yield in Cucumber

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