Evaluation of plastic-covered environment in cucumber cultivation for mid hill conditions of Nepal / G.B Manandhar    

Public ISBD in Agricultural research for poverty alleviation and livelihood enhancement. Proceedings of the 3rd SAS-N Convention 27-29 August 2008, Lalitpur / Paudyal, Krishna Prasad     Title : Evaluation of plastic-covered environment in cucumber cultivation for mid hill conditions of Nepal Material Type: printed text Authors: G.B Manandhar, Author ; Adhikary, S.K., Author ; K. B. Poudel, Author ; P. P. Khatiwada, Author ; Paudyal, K.P., Author ; R Rasaily, Author ; Shrestha, S., Author Pagination: 199-206 p. Languages : English (eng) Keywords: Black  plastic  mulching,  cucumber,  magnetized  water,  house,  UV-stabilized  silpaulin Abstract: Plastic-covered environment was evaluated for three factors: a. plastic house (200 gauge normal, 90 and 120 gsm UV- stabilized Silpaulins); b. mulching (with and without black plastic) and c. irrigation (ordinary and magnetized water) on Bhaktapur Local variety of cucumber at Khumaltar during two planting seasons and years to find an economically viable technology for off-season cucumber cultivation in mid-hills. Overall effect of plastic house and mulching was found to increase the marketable cucumber yield by 5.8 and 3.7 kg, per plot (4 sq.m.) respectively…………. Link for e-copy: http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=1525 in Agricultural research for poverty alleviation and livelihood enhancement. Proceedings of the 3rd SAS-N Convention 27-29 August 2008, Lalitpur / Paudyal, Krishna Prasad     Evaluation of plastic-covered environment in cucumber cultivation for mid hill conditions of Nepal [printed text] / G.B Manandhar, Author ; Adhikary, S.K., Author ; K. B. Poudel, Author ; P. P. Khatiwada, Author ; Paudyal, K.P., Author ; R Rasaily, Author ; Shrestha, S., Author . - [s.d.] . - 199-206 p. Languages : English (eng) Keywords: Black  plastic  mulching,  cucumber,  magnetized  water,  house,  UV-stabilized  silpaulin Abstract: Plastic-covered environment was evaluated for three factors: a. plastic house (200 gauge normal, 90 and 120 gsm UV- stabilized Silpaulins); b. mulching (with and without black plastic) and c. irrigation (ordinary and magnetized water) on Bhaktapur Local variety of cucumber at Khumaltar during two planting seasons and years to find an economically viable technology for off-season cucumber cultivation in mid-hills. Overall effect of plastic house and mulching was found to increase the marketable cucumber yield by 5.8 and 3.7 kg, per plot (4 sq.m.) respectively…………. Link for e-copy: http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=1525

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