Effect of Organic Manure Source and NPK Fertilizer on Growth and Fruit Yield of Cucumber

Abstract

Two field experiments were conducted in sandy soil during the successive summer seasons of 2020/2021 and 2021/2022  at a private  farm, Abu Hammad District , Sharkia Governorate, Egypt, to study the effect of cattle manure and chicken  manure, and application with  ( nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer )  on the growth characteristics,  and fruit yield, of cucumbers..

The experiment included 9 treatments with three replicates , where the main plot was o, cattle manure and chicken manure, and sub –plot was three rate of NPK ( 0-0-0, 50 – 50 –50  , and 100 – 100 – 100 kg NPK / feddam). Split plot design was used,

Results indicated that chicken manure, being the most effective treatment on vegetative growth characters and fruit   yield  of cucumber plants, followed by cattle manure in this concern. The highest values of NPK at the of 100 – 100 – 100 kg NPK/ feddan, being the most effective of growth parameters   and fruit yield of cucumber plans.

The interaction of chicken manure with the highest values of NPK fertilizer (100 – 100 – 100 kg NPK/ feddan), being the most effective treatment on vegetative growth characters  and fruit yield of cucumber plant

Conclusively:  it can be concluded that chicken manure with the highest values of NPK fertilizer (100 – 100 – 100 kg NPK/  feddan) , being the most effective treatment on vegetative growth characters   and fruit yield of cucumber plant.