G.B.
PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, PANTNAGAR
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF VEGETABLE SCIENCE
TOPIC : RECENT ADVANCES IN
PARTHENOCARPIC CUCUMBER UNDER
PROTECTED CULTIVATION
Submitted to : Submitted By :
Dr. D.K. Singh Ayushi Shankar
Professor 54398
Department of vegetable science
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CONTENTS
1. Introduction 3. Harvest
2. Production of cucumber under 4. Post harvest
greenhouse using modern 5. Other techniques and technologies
techniques • IOT
• Climate • Hydroponics
• Soil and land preparation
• Nursery raising
• Transplanting
• Fertigation
• Training and trellising
• Pruning
INTRODUCTION
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• Greenhouse cucumbers are
parthenocarpic (produce fruit
without fertilization of ovules)
• the fruits are usually seedless which
do not require peeling.
• Parthenocarpic (seedless) varieties are
best suited to greenhouse cultivation
which produces fruits without
pollination.
Variety : Picolino
• The important varieties grown in
India are Pusa Seedless Cucumber-6,
Pant Parthenocarpic Cucumber-2,
Pant Parthenocarpic Cucumber-3,
Hilton, Kian, Papino, Terminator, Sun
Star, Multi Star, etc.
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PRODUCTION OF
CUCUMBER UNDER
GREENHOUSE USING
MODERN TECHNIQUES
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1. Climate :
• A moderate warm temperature
• optimum temperature for seed germination is 20-25℃.
• It is recommended to maintain the temperature above 15℃
during winter.
2. Soil and land preparation :
• Cucumber prefers light textured soils that are well drained,
high in organic matter and have pH of 6.0-6.8.
• Excess sodium and fluoride may affect proper plant growth.
• Land is ploughed 4-5 times to a fine tilth.
3. Nursery raising : 7
• A plant density of 1.5-2.5 plants/ m2 is recommended.
• Seeds are sown in a porous medium at a depth of 0.5 to 1 inch in sterilized
plastic cell trays.
• Ensure to cover the seeds with 8 to 10 mm of perlite.
• Cover the seeded trays with plastic to reduce heat loss and to prevent
drying.
4. Transplanting :
• The seedlings need about 20 days during summer and 25-28 days during
winter for transplanting.
➢ Though the cucumber can be grown in greenhouse throughout the
year, the best cropping periods are from August to November and
April to May.
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Source : Beekenkamp Group Source : Beekenkamp Group
Source : Beekenkamp Group Source : Beekenkamp Group
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5. Fertigation :
• the concentration rate of the nutrient solution should
start out low and increase as the plants grow.
• The greatest demand for nutrients is during the peak fruit
production period.
• During summer season fertigation should be done twice a
week.
• Fertigation during mild winter and peak winter should
be done at an interval of 7-8 days and 10-12 days,
respectively.
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Source :Kwekerij Aarts
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6. Training and trellising
• Trellising is leading the whole plant up the twine in a
certain growth direction or pattern
• Types of trellising are vertical training system and
inclined training systems and Arch Training System
Source : AB Werkt
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7. Pruning :
• Pruning cucumbers is
essential for optimum
growth and quality of
fruit.
• The Umbrella Renewal
System (URS) or also
known as the Modified
Umbrella System (MUS),
is used commonly in
modern greenhouses
where the main trellising
wire is high, at least 3 m.
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HARVESTING
• Cucumbers are harvested as immature fruit at 4 to 6 weeks after planting in
summer and 10 to 11 weeks in winter.
• Harvesting should be done with the help of sharp knife or a sickle. Cut the
cucumbers by leaving 1 to 2 cm of stalk at the end of the fruit.
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POST HARVEST
• Marketable cucumbers should be sorted according to size
and quality and individually wrapped in clear plastic.
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OTHER TECHNIQUES
AND TECHNOLOGIES
IOT BASED AUTOMATION
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SYSTEM
• DHT22 temperature, RH, lux sensor
• MEC10 soil moisture and electrical conductivity
sensors
• These sensors sense the inside conditions and that
infoamation is send to control unit and dialog IoT
platform via the gateway.
• The internet of things (IoT) helped to control this
system with the smartphone or computer in any
location using this interface
Reference : Effectiveness of IoT based automation system for salad cucumber (cucumis sativus) cultivation in
protected house under Sri Lankan condition. ([Link])
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HYDROPONICS
• Recently, hydroponics became popular in some
vegetables, such as tomatoes and strawberries, but
hydroponics for cucumbers has not been established.
• cucumbers are considered to be unsuitable for
hydroponics cultivation because it is difficult to maintain
plant vigor through the growing period, and the yields do
not increase by hydroponics.
• Therefore, the area of cucumber hydroponics is small
compared to that of tomatoes and strawberries.
Reference : Chapter : Development of a High-Yield and Environmentally Friendly Hydroponic System of Cucumber by
Ryota Tanemura and Takuji Ohyama
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Type : Dutch Bucket System
This system is feasible for
cultivation of vines and larger plants
as they are cultivated in buckets
connected with tubes or drip
emitters which delivers the solution
directly in drips at the base of the
plant.
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ADOPTION OF HYDROPONICS FARMING
POSTED ON: 11 AUG 2023 6:35PM BY PIB DELHI
• ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticulture Research, Bengaluru
(IIHR) has developed a variant of hydroponics, “Cocoponics”
or the Soilless production of vegetables, using cocopeat as a
substrate, which has been found to be comparatively more
successful in many vegetable crops.
• The Institute has developed the complete production
technology including a liquid nutrient formulation (Arka
Sasya Poshak Ras) for soilless cultivation of zucchini, colour
cabbage, chilli, brinjal, palak, amaranthus, coriander,
cucumber, french bean, peas, cow pea, dolichos, ridge gourd,
bottle gourd, okra, radish, tomato and exotic leafy vegetables
viz., lettuce, parsley, broccoli, bok choy etc on arka fermented
cocopeat (substrate) under open as well as in protected
conditions.
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CONCLUSION
• Even there are many new and modern techniques and technologies
worldwide but India is still behind these techniques.
• There are research going on in India and many efforts are provided by the
institutions, research centres, private companies, entrepreneur, etc.
THANK
YOU
• Commercial Hydroponic Farming | The basics of growing cucumbers in hydroponic greenhouses (commercial-hydroponic-
[Link])
• AB Werkt
• Beekenkamp plants
• Kwekerij Aarts
• protected_cultivation.pdf ([Link])
• Press Release:Press Information Bureau ([Link])
