Yield Improvement in Cucumber through Integrated Nutrient Management Practices in Coastal Plain Zone of Odisha, India

Tripathy

et al. 2022

IJECC

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Field experiments were conducted at AICRP on Vegetable Crops, operating under Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India during summer season of 2017 and 2018 to find out the impact of various nutrient management practices on growth, yield attributes and yield of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Twelve nutrient management practices such as, T1 (Absolute Control), T2 (RDF through Fertilizer (100:60:60 NPK ha-1), T3 (½ RDF + Biofertilizer consortia (BF) i.e., Azospirillum, Azotobacter and PSB @ 4 kg ha-1 in 1:1:1), T4 (Vermicompost @ 4 tha-1), T5 (VC @ 2 tha-1+ BFs), T6 (½ RDF + VC @ 2 tha-1+ BFs), T7 (RDF+ VC @ 2 tha-1+ Biofertilizer consortia), T8 (FYM @ 20 tha-1), T9 (FYM @ 10 tha-1+ BFs), T10 (½ RDF + FYM @ 10 tha-1+ BFs), T11 (RDF+ FYM @ 10 tha-1+ BFs) and T12 (½ RDF + FYM @ 10 tha-1 + VC @ 2 tha-1+ BFs), were evaluated by adopting RBD replicated thrice. The pooled results over two years revealed significant variations among the nutrient management practices for all the characters under study. Invariably, INM practices recorded significantly better vegetative growth, earliness in flowering, fruit yield and yield attributing parameters over inorganic, organic sources, BFs and absolute control. The results revealed integrated application of ½ RDF+FYM @ 10tha-1+VC @ 2tha-1+BFs recorded significantly higher maximum vegetative growth parameters (i.e., vine length of 296.4 m with 4.1 primary branches vine-1), induced earliness in flowering (i.e., days to appearance of male flowers : 30.2, days to appearance of female flowers : 31.7, sex ratio of : 12.8, fruit yield attributing parameters (i.e., fruit girth : 15.0 cm, fruits vine-1 : 8.6, days to 1st fruit harvest : 45.3), days to final harvest : 80.1, yield i.e., marketable yield (12.6 kg plot-1, 156.0 q ha-1, 15.6 tha-1) and total fruit yield (13.9 kg plot-1, 172.2 q ha-1, 17.2 tha-1 ). Thus it may be concluded that integrated application of nutrients from inorganic, organic with soil inoculation of biofertilizer consortia not only increased significantly increased growth, flowering and fruit yield in cucumber.

Section: Effect Of Nutrient Management In Fruit Yield and Yield Attri...supporting

confidence: 93%

Influence of Nutrient Management Practices on Growth, Flowering and Yield Attributes of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

Tripathy

et al. 2022

IJECC

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Archives of Agriculture Sciences Journal

“…The recorded values of fruit weight/plant were (1.579 and 1.760), (1.775 and1.941) and (1.734 and 1.890) as a result of these interactions as compared with other interaction treatments in 2021 and 2022 seasons, respectively. Similar results were obtained by Dash et al (2018) and . Relating to the third interactions, results revealed that no significant dereference between N50 and N75 rates on fruit length/plant.…”

Section: Fruit Weight/plant (Kg)supporting

confidence: 89%

“…Ahmed et al (2017) concluded that, the combination among (Microbein + 25% NPK of recommended fertilization +10 m 3 feddan -1 of chicken manure or among Microbein + 50 % NPK of recommended fertilization +10 m 3 feddan -1 ) gave the highest mean values of vegetative growth characters, yield and its components and fruit quality of cucumber plants. Dash et al (2018) found that the application of (half rec. NPK + FYM 10 ton ha -1 + Vermicompost 2 ton ha -1 + bio-fertilizer (4.0 kg Azotobacter ha -1 + 4.0 kg PSB ha -1 ) recorded average fruit weight of 174.84 g, 180.45 g and 171.40 g during 2014, 2015respectively.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rationalizing the use of nitrogen mineral fertilizers by using biological and organic alternatives on cucumber crop under arid region of Egypt

Abd-El-Shafy,

Abd-El-Raheem,

Azab

2024

The current study aims to rationalize the use of nitrogen fertilizer by using alternatives of biological and organic fertilizers and their interactions on cucumber crop productivity and quality. The experimental design was split split plot design with three replicates. Cucumber plants was tested under two bio-fertilizations (with and without), four types of compost (without, plant, animal and mixed compost) as well as three rates of mineral-N i.e., (25, 50, and 75 kg/feddan) (feddan = 4200 m 2 ). The main effect of biological, organic and N fertilization compared to non-fertilized showed a significant increase in cucumber yield, all crop components, and the percentage of TSS in cucumber fruits, in both seasons. Results indicated that the increase in cucumber crop productivity was estimated at (13.04%, 11.42%), (17.89%, 38.04%) and (43.83%, 55.69%) as a result of biological, organic and nitrogen fertilization in both seasons, respectively. Despite the superiority of the intervention treatment containing 4 ton/feddan, (mixed compost) + (mixed bio) + Mineral-N at a rate of 75 kg/feddan. Statistical analysis proved to apply 4 ton/feddan of (mixed compost) + (mixed bio) + Mineral-N at a rate of 50 kg/feddan, because there is no significant difference with mineral-N fertilization treatment.

“…Increase in average weight of fruit, due to application of organic manures and biofertilizers, might be associated with favourable action of the microorganisms and positive effect of the manures which might have enhanced the micronutrient availability in the soil. The similar findings were reported by Bairwa et al [14], Mohan et al [15], Thriveni et al [16], Dash et al [17], Eifediyi and Remison [18] and Sahu et al [19].…”

Section: Yield and Related Attributessupporting

confidence: 89%

Effect of Farmyard Manure and Biofertilizers on Productivity and profitability of Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.) cv. Pant Kheera-1

Rajput,

Sharma,

Rathod

et al. 2023

IJPSS

Biofertilizers are microbial inoculation of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) which act as important components of integrated nutrient management (INM) and have the ability to reduce the nutritional dependence of plants over chemical fertilizers. A field experiment was conducted to investigate the response of farmyard manure (FYM) and biofertilizers on the productivity and profitability of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) cv. Pant Kheera-1. The application of FYM was done by thoroughly mixing it in the soil one week prior to sowing and basal dose of vermicompost was incorporated in soil one week before sowing and treated with three biofertilizers such as Azotobacter, PSB and KSB as per the requirement of the treatment. The results indicated that farmyard manure and biofertilizers like Azotobacter and PSB with different RDF doses of fertilizers significantly influenced the different growth and yield attributes of cucumber. Application of 75% RDF + FYM + Azotobacter + PSB + KSB recorded significantly higher fruit setting percent (93.26%) and fruit yield. It was recorded that the maximum gross returns and net returns was recorded in with the application of 75% RDF + FYM + Azotobacter + PSB + KSB with B:C ratio of 4.7 while maximum B:C ratio (4.9) was recorded with a application of 100% RDF. Thus, integration of organic manure and biofertilizers with 75% of RDF improved the production potential of cucumber and enhanced the net return.