ðŸĨ’ Cucumber

Cultivation, Important Points

  • Flower colour of pointed gourd, bottle gourd and chili is White.
  • Flower colour of all cruciferous crops is Yellow.

Cucumber

  • Botanical Name: Cucumis sativus
  • Family: Cucurbitaceae
  • Origin: India
  • Optimum temperature for growth: 26.4°C.
  • Known as ‘kheera
  • Sex form of cucumber is Monoecious
  • Pillow disease of cucumber is due to Calcium deficiency.
  • Vector of cucumber mosaic virus is Aphid
  • Seed rate: 2.5 kg/ha
  • Ethral increases no. of female flower and fruit yield (150-200 PPM).
  • GA3 and Silver Nitrate (AgNO3) induce male flower on gynoecious cucumber. Open pollinated cultivars of cucumber are monoecious.
  • Cucumber is 2nd most widely cultivated cucurbit after water melon.
  • Fruits are good for people suffering from constipation, jaundice and indigestion.
  • It is thermophilic and frost susceptible crop.
  • Optimum temp favouring anthesis and dehiscence is 13-18°C
  • Japanese long Green, straight Eight and Pusa Sanyog - restricted to temperature region only.
  • White spine colour is indication for edible maturity in slicing cucumber while Black in pickling cucumber.
  • Light intensity and day length influence anthesis than temperature.
  • Temperature influences another anther dehiscence and pollen fertility.
  • Daria cultivation is followed in cucurbits.
  • Among cucurbits: Muskmelon - most suitable for daria cultivation.
  • Poinsetta Resitant to Powdary Mildew, Downy Mildew, Anthracnose, Angular Leaf Spot (Multiple disease resistant variety).

Varieties

  • Introduction:
    • Japanese long Green
    • Straight eight
    • Poinsett
    • China long
  • Selection: Sheetal
  • Hybrid
    • Himangi: Poinsetta x Kalyanpur Aged, Resistant to Bronzing.
    • Phule subhangi: Poinsetta x Kalyanpur Aged, Resistant to Bronzing.
  • Public Sector Hybrid:
    • Pusa Sanyog: (gynoecious variety) It has gynoecium female parents.
  • Private Sector Hybrid: Priya
  • Cucumber mosaic resistant varieties:
    • Tokoyo Long Green
    • Winscrimson
    • Chinese long
    • Table green

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