<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The effects of drip irrigation combined with fertigation and sprinkler irrigation combined with broadcast fertilisation on the yield of pickling cucumber were compared in an experiment carried out over three years. The control treatment was broadcast fertilised and did not receive any irrigation.</p><p>For the three years, on average, no difference in the yields of cucumber was found between sprinkler and drip irrigated plants; however, in one year the yield of the drip irrigated crop was higher. The percentage of fruit of pickling size was higher and the non-marketable yield lower when cucumber plants were drip irrigated. Drip irrigation was more efficient than sprinkler irrigation. Irrigation decreased the total sugar and vitamin C content, but there was no difference between drip and sprinkler irrigation.</p></abstract>

The effects of drip irrigation combined with fertigation and sprinkler irrigation combined with broadcast fertilisation on the yield of pickling cucumber were compared in an experiment carried out over three years. The control treatment was broadcast fertilised and did not receive any irrigation.For the three years, on average, no difference in the yields of cucumber was found between sprinkler and drip irrigated plants; however, in one year the yield of the drip irrigated crop was higher. The percentage of fruit of pickling size was higher and the non-marketable yield lower when cucumber plants were drip irrigated. Drip irrigation was more efficient than sprinkler irrigation. Irrigation decreased the total sugar and vitamin C content, but there was no difference between drip and sprinkler irrigation.

The Effect of Irrigation Methods on the Yield of Pickling Cucumber

Department of Vegetable Crops, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Dąbrowskiego 159, 60-594 Poznań

Journal of Fruit and Ornamental Plant Research

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The effects of drip irrigation combined with fertigation and sprinkler irrigation combined with broadcast fertilisation on the yield of pickling cucumber were...

The Effect of Irrigation Methods on the Yield of Pickling Cucumber

Published Online: Jul 31, 2009

Page range: 153 - 161

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10032-009-0015-x

Keywords
cucumber, sprinkler irrigation, drip irrigation, fertigation

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The Effect of Irrigation Methods on the Yield of Pickling Cucumber

Published Online: Jul 31, 2009

Page range: 153 - 161

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10032-009-0015-x

Keywordscucumber, sprinkler irrigation, drip irrigation, fertigation

This content is open access.

Keywords
cucumber, sprinkler irrigation, drip irrigation, fertigation