Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVII, Issue 1
Written by Alexandra BECHERESCU, Gheorghița HOZA, Florin SALA
The study evaluated the quality of cucumber production in relation to the hybrids and harvest interval. Five gynoecious cucumber hybrids were cultivated: Madrilène F1 (Seminis), Cantara F1, Kibria F1, Majestosa RZ F1 and Trilogy RZ F1 (Rjik Zwaan). An adequate watering and fertilization regime was ensured. Cucumbers were harvested daily, over a period of 67 days. The highest production of cucumbers was registered with the hybrid Madrilene F1 (Mad), 1034 kg/100 m2, and the lowest production with the hybrid Trilogy RZ F1 (Tri), 778 kg/100 m2 in Q1 quality classes (8-12 cm long). The Trilogy RZ F1 (Tri) hybrid had the best share of production in quality class Q1 (97.30%) among all the hybrids under the study conditions (97.10% for Cantara F1 hybrid in Q1; 96.95% for Kibria hybrid in Q1; 96.07% for Majestosa RZ F1 hybrid in Q1, and respectively 91.39% for Madrilene F1 hybrid in Q1). PC1 explained 83.538% of variance, and PC2 explained 7.4489% of variance for the quality class Q1. PC1 explained 59.126% of variance and PC2 explained 19.194% of variance for the quality class Q2.
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