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Yield Measurements were observed in the total yield per plant and
yield per month in which the best results were
Total Yield obtained by whitewash and the lowest were
obtained by the GS1 treatment. These results
Yield results are summarized in Table 3. The are supported by results obtained earlier (El-
highest significant total yield per plastic house Gizawy et al., 1992; El-Nemr, 2006) which found
(2605 kg) was obtained by using the whitewash that using shady conditions increased yield due
as shading material, while the lowest total yield to higher photosynthesis associated with suit-
per plastic house (1275.2 kg) was obtained by able radiation under shady conditions.
the GS1 shading method. Also, the same results

Table 2
Effect of shading methods on cucumber vegetative growth parameters*

Treatments Av. No. of Av. Plant fresh Av. Plant dry Av. plant Av. Leaf area Av. Leaf
leaves/plant wt. (gm) wt. (gm) length (cm) (cm2) Length (mm)
173 a
GS1 26.0 a** 975.8 a 113.5 a 230.0 a 318 a 111 b
99.3 b
Whitewash 23.3 b 915.0 b 103.8 ab 204.7 b 276 b 55.7 c
21.8
Mud 22.3 ab 586.5 c 113.5 a 187.7 b 262 b

Control 15.0 c 565.6 c 89.5 b 148.7 c 197 c

LSD 0.05 2.03 39.11 18.7 19.62 15.81

* Values are the mean of four replicates.
**: Means within each column having different letters are significantly different according to LSD at 5 % level.

Table 3
Effect of shading methods on cucumber yield measurements*

Treatments Total yield Total yield (kg)/plant Yield (kg/month)/rep
(kg)/rep May June
July
GS1 1275.2 c** 0.81 c 16.9 d 1218.3 b 40 b
125 a
Whitewash 2605.0 a 1.88 a 303.3 a 2056.7 a 95 a
31.7 b
Mud 1543.3 bc 1.26 b 205 b 1243.3 b 32.8

Control 1731.7 b 0.95 bc 180 c 1520.0 b

LSD 0.05 333 0.23 20.4 354

* Values are the mean of four replicates.
**: Means within each column having different letters are significantly different according to LSD at 5 % level.

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