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Effect Of Different Rates Of Cattle Dung On Soil Physiochemical Properties And Growth And Yield Of Cucumber (cucumis Sativus)
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CHATPER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Cucumber (Cucumbis sativus), a
member, of cucurbitaceous family, is native of Asia, and Africa, where
it has been consumed for 3,000 years, may be one of our oldest crop
.Cucumber was being grown in North Africa, Italy, Greece, Asia minor and
other areas at the beginning of the Christian era USDA (1999).Today
Cucumber is grown all over the world for pickling, (pickles) and fresh
market
(slicers)
Cucumber is a creeping tender warm season vegetable plant that
produces well when grown under proper management. It is a creeping vine
that roots in the ground and grown up trellising on other supporting
frames, wrapping around ribbing with thin, spiraling tendrils widders
and price, (1985) the plant has large leaves that forms canopy over the
fruit. The fruit roughly cylindrical elongated with tapered ends legard
(2000) and may be as large as 60cm long and 10cm diameter. Fruits are
rich in vitamin A and calcium, calories, small amount of beta carotene
which is found in the green peel, dietary fiber carbohydrate, some trace
of iron and 95% water which call for its lowest nutritional content in
the cucurbit family Firbank, (1990).
Cucumber grown to be
eating fresh (Slickers) and those intended for pickling (pickers) are
similar Cucumber are mainly eaten in the unripe green form. The ripe
yellow form normally becomes too bitter and sours Schapendonk and
Brower, (1994)
Cucumber is a thermophillic horticultural crop usually
cultivated in field during the late rainy season USDA ( 2005).In
tropical regions however, yields of monoecious hybrids increase in the
hamattan season when favorable condition such as photo-period, higher
light energy and lower night temperature enhance the production of
female flowers Filgneria, (2000).Having enclosed seeds and developing
from a flower, Cucumber are scientifically classified as fruit much like
tomatoes and squash, however, their sour bitter flavor contribute to it
being perceived prepared and eaten as vegetables JU (1997).It does well
in a loose sandy-loam soil but can also strive in any well drained soil
USDA,( 2005)
Cucumber belongs to the kingdom plantae, division
magnoliophyta, class magnoliopsida; order cubitales family curcubitacea,
genius cucumis and species cucumis sativus.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different rates of cattle dung on soil physiochemical properties and growth and yield of cucumber during the 2010 planting season. The experiment was a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with five rates (0kg/ha, 50kg/ha, 100kg/ha, 150kg/ha, 200kg/ha) of cattle dung replicated four time. The parameters measured were physiochemical properties of the soil which includes bulk density, total porosity, moisture content, exchangeable bas ... Continue reading---
