Usha Nandhini Devi Harinarayanan*

Centre for Post Harvest Technology, Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, TamilNadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, TamilNadu, India

*Corresponding Author: Usha Nandhini Devi Harinarayanan (ushanandhini@tnau. ac.in), Centre for Post Harvest Technology, Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, TamilNadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, TamilNadu, India.

Received: September 03, 2026; Published: September 29, 2026

Abstract

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is the fourth most important vegetable crop worldwide. Sodic stress inhibits almost all growth phases and yield components of cucumber. The present study has been formulated to evaluate the effect of sodic stress on the growth and yield of cucumber. The study was conducted at the Department of Vegetable Science Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women, TamilNadu Agricultural University, Tiruchirapalli, TamilNadu during 2024-2025. Five genotypes (treatments) namely CBE CS 05 (Paravai Local), CBE CS 07 (Piraittur Local), CBE CS 19 (Namanasamuthiram Local), CBE CS 37 (Namakkal Local) and CBE CS 38 (Vadalur Local) selected from the findings of the previous research were assessed for the performance in terms of growth and yield under sodic soil followed by confirmatory trial. The design adopted was Randomised Block Design with four replications. The study revealed that the genotype, CBE CS 37 (Namakkal Local) has been observed to be the best genotype for productivity, recording the maximum number of fruits per vine (20.00), highest fruit yield (2.88 kg/vine) and longest vine (171.2 cm). Its high yield has been found to be associated with its superior fruit-bearing capacity and adequate individual fruit weight.

Keywords: Sodic Stress; Cucumber; Genotypes; Sex Expression; Growth; Yield

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Citation

Citation: Usha Nandhini Devi Harinarayanan. “Performance Evaluation of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus.L) Genotypes for Growth and Yield Under Sodic Soil". Acta Scientific Agriculture 10.7 (2026): 22-28.

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Copyright: © 2026 Usha Nandhini Devi Harinarayanan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.