INFLUENCE OF IRRIGATION RATE ON PRODUCTION, QUALITY AND STORAGE ABILITY OF CUCUMBER GROWN UNDER TRANSPARENT POLYETHYLENE LOW TUNNELS | ||
| Journal of Plant Production | ||
| Article 13, Volume 31, Issue 1, January 2006, Pages 351-368 PDF (4.73 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2006.235704 | ||
| Authors | ||
| S. M. A. Kabeel,1; M. A. Ibrahim2 | ||
| 1Vegetable Res. Dept., Hort. Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Center, Giza, Egypt. | ||
| 2Soil, Water and Environment Res. Inst., A. R. C., Giza, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A field experiment was conducted under clear polyethylene low tunnels which furnished with drip irrigation during the two winter seasons of 2003 and 2004. The study was carried out at Borollous area which represents the circumstance and conditions of coastal zone of north Nile Delta. The objective of the investigation was to find out the effect of watering with 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0 ETo on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) productivity, yield components and post-harvest parameters. Data revealed that irrigation with 0.6 ETa was the most suitable watering for cucumber in such area due to various advantages such as highest yield, least applied water, highest productivity per each unit of applied water. In addition, this level was the best regarding the vegetative growth of cucumber crop. Irrigation with (T1) 0.6 gave the lowest values in both weight loss and decay percent and exhibited the highest fruit quality including This work was supported by "Improvement of the main vegetable crops and hybrid production project". and firmness. Besides, T, had significantly higher dry matter, total soluble solids and total chlorophyll content than the other treatments. Weight loss % and decay percent increased as the storage period was prolonged. Additionally Visual quality and chemical constituents (dry matter, total soluble solids and total chlorophyll) decreased in cucumber fruit during the storage period. | ||
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