Descriptions
Cucumber is a warm season, vining, annual plant in the family Cucurbitaceae grown for its edible cucumber fruit. The cucumber plant is a sprawling vine with large leaves and curling tendrils. The plant may have 4 or 5 main stems from which the tendrils branch. The leaves of the plant are arranged alternately on the vines, have 3–7 pointed lobes and are hairy. The cucumber plant produces yellow flowers that are 4 cm (1.6 in) in diameter. The cucumber fruit varies in shape but is generally a curved cylinder rounded at both ends. The optimum temperature range for cucumber production is between 16 and 32°C. Seed of cucumber germinates well at 25°C.
Variety details:
- Strong vines with dense foliage
- Light green colored fruits
- Harvesting in 40 to 50 days
- Average length – 18 to 20cms
- Average weight – 200 to 250gm
- Seed rate: 300-400 Gms per acre
Sowing time (North):
- Feb – Mar
- Sep – Jan (Polyhouse)
Sowing time (South):
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Descriptions
Cucumber is a warm season, vining, annual plant in the family Cucurbitaceae grown for its edible cucumber fruit. The cucumber plant is a sprawling vine with large leaves and curling tendrils. The plant may have 4 or 5 main stems from which the tendrils branch. The leaves of the plant are arranged alternately on the vines, have 3–7 pointed lobes and are hairy. The cucumber plant produces yellow flowers that are 4 cm (1.6 in) in diameter. The cucumber fruit varies in shape but is generally a curved cylinder rounded at both ends. The optimum temperature range for cucumber production is between 16 and 32°C. Seed of cucumber germinates well at 25°C.