Performance of the Different Varieties of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Using Kakawate (Gliricidia sepium) Leaves as Mulching Material

Abstract

The study was conducted from September to December 2007 in Naglaoa-an, Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur. It aimed to compare the  response of the different varieties of cucumber using kakawate leaves as mulching material and to determine the yield performance of promising varieties ofcucumber. The variety trials were laid out in a Randomly Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications and they are as follows: Variety I - Ilocos White, Variety 2 - Batangas White, Variety 3 -- Poinsett 76, and Variety 4- Governor (Hybrid). Based on the four varieties of cucumber harvested, there were significant differences on the yield. Poinsett 76 yielded the best result with a total harvest of 38,047.62 kg/ha, followed by Batagas white and Governor (hybrid) with total harvests of 32,600.00 and 23,200.00 kg/ha, respectively. locos white had the lowest yield, 9,847.61 kg/ha. Yield differences were attributed to varietal differences and  potentials because all the varieties were planted in the same soil with the same climatic condition.