Published in Scientific Papers. Series B. Horticulture., Vol. LVII
Written by Florin Constantin IACOB, Gheorghe CÂMPEANU, Nicolae ATANASIU, Elena CATANĂ, Gabriela NEAŢĂ
Large number of gherkins type cucumbers varieties and hybrids emerging as a result of increasing demands from pretentious consumers related to quality aspects such as shape, color, firmness, appearance and capacity of storage, have led in time to change culture technology, foliar fertilization having a key role to achieve these goals, without knowing in detail the long-term influence on the chemical composition of the fruits used or human consumption. Therefore, this study comes to support clarification of these issues. As a result of data obtained concerning chemical composition of the fruits of five cucumber gherkins hybrids: Promisa, Trilogy, Karaoke, Kybria and Componist and interpreted in the USAMVB it was concluded that it differs depending on fruit size and age at which they were collected. Soil pH, fertilizer pH which is applied to leaf and the degree of hydration of the fruits has a direct influence on the chemical composition.
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Cucumis sativus L.
