Vol. 8, Issue 1 (2020)
Influential exploration of rootstocks and grafting techniques on horticultural traits of parthenocarpic cucumber
Author(s): Anjali, Pardeep Kumar, Parveen Sharma and Vandana Thakur
Abstract: Grafting has a potential for higher yield and disease control in the cultivation of cucurbitaceous crops. The investigation was conducted to study the effect of rootstocks and grafting techniques on yield and quality attributes in cucumber. The seeds of local varieties of different rootstocks i.e. summer squash, bottle gourd, pumpkin, ash gourd, luffa, cucumber, and bitter gourd were procured from the local farmers. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with three replications and data were recorded on various horticultural and quality traits of grafted plants viz. Days to first flowering, Days to first fruit set, Days to first harvest, Number of marketable fruits per plant, Marketable fruit yield per plant (kg), Average fruit weight (g), Marketable fruit yield per square meter (kg/m2), Fruit length (cm), Fruit diameter (cm), Harvest duration (days), Vine length (cm), Internodal length (cm),. Most of the characters under investigation were significantly influenced by the grafting techniques except average fruit weight, fruit length and width, length of vine and harvest duration. Therefore, it is inferred from the study that bottle gourd is the best compatible rootstock along with splice grafting technique for securing high yield in parthenocarpic cucumber under protected conditions.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i1aq.8699
Pages: 2839-2843 | 453 Views 111 Downloads
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Anjali, Pardeep Kumar, Parveen Sharma, Vandana Thakur. Influential exploration of rootstocks and grafting techniques on horticultural traits of parthenocarpic cucumber. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(1):2839-2843. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i1aq.8699
