STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF PLANT DENSITY ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF JAPANESE CUCUMBER VARIETY F1 (VA.66) IN CHO MOI DISTRICT, BAC KAN PROVINCE

Abstract

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is a popular crop in the Cucurbit family (Cucurbitaceae), which is an important commercial fruit vegetable and has become a popular food worldwide. It is one of the vegetables with high nutritional content. Cucumbers are sold almost all around the year, both fresh, preserved and prepared. In addition to eating fresh fruit, it is also processed into many types such as sourdough, salted salt, salad mix…, serving the needs of domestic consumption and export. The experiment was conducted to study the effect of planting density on the growth and development of Japanese cucumber variety in Cho Moi district, Bac Kan province. The results showed that formula 4 (with planting density 40 x 80 cm) gave the best growth and development criteria: the height after 38 days reached 220,67 cm; the fruiting rate was 68,19%; had 11,72 fruits; the average fruit weight was 414,41 gram and the yield was 121,25 tons/ha.