Protected Cultivation Vegetable: Cucumber
Rakesh Kumar Meena*
Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences, Career Point University, Kota, Rajasthan (324 005), India
S. K. Trivedi
Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences, Career Point University, Kota, Rajasthan (324 005), India
Asha Nama
Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences, Career Point University, Kota, Rajasthan (324 005), India
Mukesh Kumar
Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences, Career Point University, Kota, Rajasthan (324 005), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Cucumber, Protected Cultivation, Vegetable, Greenhouse
Abstract
Cucumber chromosome number 14 is one of the most important vegetable crops in the world grown under greenhouses. High yield and good quality under open field condition need extreme care of soil fertility and soil handling, specially using of organic manure and deep soil preparation. On the other hand, soilless culture allows a more accurate control of root environment which offers possibilities for increasing production and improving quality. Recently, many materials are used as a growing media such as rockwool, pumice stone, expanded clay and perlite. Using of different organic and inorganic substrates allow better nutrient uptake, sufficient growth and development due to optimizing water and oxygen holding.
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