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Response of Three Cucumber Cultivars to the Application of Sulphate of Ammonia as top Dressing with Respect to Fruit Yield and Shelf Life

Open Journal of Agricultural Research | Vol 3, Issue 1

Table 5. The effect of varietal and (NH4)2SO4interaction on cucumber fruit yield

*FY = Fruit yield; MFW = average fruit weight; SA = Sulphate of Ammonia

Variety*SA Top-dresser

FY (ton/ha)

AFW (kg)

Marketer*No SA

8.57 a

0.19 a

Marketer*SA

4.56 a

0.20 a

Nandini*No SA

5.85 a

0.22 a

Nandini*SA

10.52 a

0.25 a

Pointset*No SA

13.96 a

0.23 a

Pointset*SA

8.16 a

0.24 a

Lsd (1%)

11.06

0.08

CV

74.65

22.25

*FY = Fruit yield; MFW = average fruit weight; SA = Sulphate of Ammonia