Performance of hybrid cucumber varieties during off season under naturally ventilated polyhouse conditions

The experiment, carried out at Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, to evaluate six cucumber F-1 hybrids, grown under naturally ventilated polyhouse, for their performance on growth and yield parameters revealed that the hybrid Alisha-F-1 recording the highest yield (5.13 kg plant⁻¹), fruit weight (249.75 g), fruit volume (260.00 cc) as also as the highest amount of ascorbic acid content (9.80 mg 100⁻¹) proved the best followed by hybrid 243 Malav F-1 in terms of giving next best yield (4.65 kg plant⁻¹). The hybrid Monorama F-1 recorded the highest vine length (3.11 m) and node numbers (24.22 main vine⁻¹).