Experiment code --
Experiment Title Response of greenhouse cucumber to regulated irrigation and mulching
Research Type Departmental Research
Experiment Background --
Experiment Group Horticulture
Unit Type (02)EDUCATION UNIT
Unit (13)ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE (NAVSARI)
Department (213)Vegetable Science,ACHF, Navsari
BudgetHead (329/12017/00)329/01/REG/00269
Objective

1. To study the effect of regulated irrigation on growth, yield and other horticultural traits of greenhouse cucumber

2. To assess the effect of mulching on growth, yield and other horticultural traits of greenhouse cucumber

3. To study the combined effect of regulated irrigation and mulching on growth, yield and other horticultural traits of greenhouse cucumber

4. To work out water use efficiency, water productivity and blue water foot print of greenhouse cucumber under regulated irrigation and mulching

Season Summer
Location Unit Type (02)EDUCATION UNIT
Location Unit (13)ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE (NAVSARI)
Location Department (213)Vegetable Science,ACHF, Navsari
Plot No E-6 Poly house
PI Name (NAU-EMP-2009-000903)NARENBHAI KHANDUBHAI PATEL
PI Email naren_horti@nau.in
PI Mobile 9662532815
Year of Approval 2021
Commencement Year 2021
Completion Year 2025
Design of Experiment

Large Plot Technique

(Analyzed as CRD with factorial concept)

Crop Spacing (cm x cm)
Gross Plot (m x m) 15.0 m × 17.1 m (10 raised beds of 1 m width + 0.5 m path in between 2 beds)
Net Plot (m x m) 3.0 m × 17.1 m (2 raised beds of 1 m width + 0.5 m path in between 2 beds)
Total Experiment Area (m2) 865 sq. m.
Plot History Last Three Year

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Initial Soil Sample Analysis Report

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Layout Plan

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Treatment

Factor 1: Irrigation levels (I)

Factor 2: Mulching (M)

 I1- 0.2 PEF

I2- 0.4 PEF

I3- 0.6 PEF

I4- 0.8 PEF

I5- 1.0 PEF

I6- Farmers' Practice

M0 – Control (Without Mulch)

M1 – Black Polyethylene Mulch  (30 µ)

M2– Silver Black Polyethylene Mulch (30 µ)

M3– Paddy Straw Mulch  (6 cm thickness)

M4– Sugarcane Trash Mulch (6 cm thickness)

Treatment Attachment Attachment Not Available!
(NAU-EMP-2009-000903) NARENBHAI KHANDUBHAI PATEL naren_horti@nau.in 9662532815 05-02-2024
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