Hari Prasad Ghimire , Namrata Acharya , Rejina Sapkota

Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, 44200, Nepal
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International Journal of Horticulture, 2024, Vol. 14, No. 4   doi: 10.5376/ijh.2024.14.0024
Received: 25 May, 2024    Accepted: 12 Jul., 2024    Published: 12 Aug., 2024

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Ghimire H.P., Acharya N., and Sapkota R., 2024, Performance evaluation of cucumber genotypes and study on correlation and path analysis, International Journal of Horticulture, 14(4): 218-222 (doi: 10.5376/ijh.2024.14.0024)

The study was conducted to evaluate the cucumber varieties for different agronomic traits and to study the correlation and heritability traits at Rukum East, Nepal. The experiment was carried out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with seven cucumber varieties and three replications. Observations were recorded for various growth parameters, floral parameters, and yield parameters. The experimental finding showed the highest plant height (136.66 cm) in Bhaktapur local followed by Garima (104.56 cm). The highest average number of fruits/plants (6) and highest fruit length (23.63 cm) was observed in Bhaktapur local. In the case of yield per plant, the highest yield was observed in Bhaktapur local (2.60 kg) and the lowest in Dynasty (1.34 kg). Among the seven selected varieties the highest yield (26 ton/ha) was obtained from Bhaktapur local and this variety was also preferred by most of the consumers due to its good flavor and taste. Correlation studies revealed that the yield per plot of cucumber was positively correlated and highly significant with yield per plant (1.00***), followed by fruit weight (0.87***), fruit length (0.80***), and plant height (0.74***). Path analysis showed that fruit weight has the highest positive direct effect over fruit yield (0.777) and days to flowering of male flowers and female flowers showed the highest positive indirect effect through fruit weight (0.759). These traits can be considered for crop improvement through selection.

Cucumber; Correlation; Path analysis; Rukum