PERFORMANCE OF CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.) HYBRIDS IN AGRO-CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF ALLAHABAD

Twenty cucumber hybrids were evaluated for growth, yield and fruit quality traits in Allahabad agroclimic conditions. The study revealed that the hybrid Garima Super recorded highest vine length (249.17 cm), number of branches per vine (11.42), number of male flowers (206.33) and female flowers (29.17) per vine, number of fruits per vine (13.83), fruit weight (168.33 g), fruit length (168.33 cm), fruit diameter (4.03 cm), fruit yield (2.24 kg/ vine and 36.24 tha-1), TSS (5.50 °Brix), vitamin C content (7.28 mg/100 g) and organoleptic scores for various fruit quality traits while, the lowest days to appearance first male flower (31.92) and female flower (35.83), node number at which first male flower (3.42) and female flower (4.83) appeared and days to first fruit harvest (44.83) were observed in same hybrid. Hybrid Garima Super was found superior based on the overall performance of different cucumber hybrids for growth, yield, quality characters and economic returns for cultivation of cucumber under Allahabad conditions.