Cucumber is a creeping vine that
bears cylindrical fruits. It is
scLentLficall known as Cucumis sativus it belongs to the gourd family
cucubitacea. Other vegetables which belong to this family include
Melon, squash, Watermelon and Pumpkins [1]. It originated from the
Asia continent [2]. Cucumber plant can be cultivated in both
temperate and tropical environment hence it is said to be a native of
many regions of the world [3]. Ðere are several varieties of cucumber
but the edible cucumber is classLfied under two groups the slicing and
pickling cucumber.
Ðe slicing cucumbers are longer and thinner when compared to the
pickling cucumber [4]. Cucumber contains nutrients vital for the body
development [5]. It also has several health benefits such as: re-
hydrating the body, health regulating the blood pressure, body weight
management, cholesterol reduction, cancer prevention, bone health,
diabetes cure and antioxidant activity [1,6-11]
Cultivation of cucumber requires soil types which possess a high
water holding capacity and good drainage. It also requires soil rich in
organic matter and manure. Ðe soil pH ranges from 5.5 to 7.0 [12], its
proper development is aوٴected by water logged soil hence it needs a
fair amount of water. Planting is usually done on a hill, rows or raised
beds. $Ñ–er planting several seed on a hill it is later thinned to 2-3 plant
per hill [13]. Harvesting of the cucumber is usually 40 to 60 days aÑ–er
planting [14].
Climates and season dLوٴer as you move from the Northern Nigeria
to the Southern Nigeria and be broadly classLfied into two seasons, the
dry season and wet season [3]. Ðe environment a plant is cultivated
include the soil and the climate of the site of cultivation [15]. Ðe
component of soil aوٴects plant growth. Ðe locations of the soil and
climate aوٴect the soil composition [16]. Plants which are cultivated in
dLوٴerent location will have dLوٴerent quality as a result of the dLوٴerence
in the soil composition and climate [17].
Materials and Methods
Ðree States in Nigeria were selected for the study. Ðe states are
Rivers, Imo and Plateau. Ðe seeds were bought from fruit garden
market, Kaduna Street, Port-Harcourt. Same variety of cucumber was
cultivated in the site of choice in the various states. Planting was done
on hills. Ðe plants were thinned to two plants per hill. Ten hills were
made in each of the farm for the purpose of this study. At the end of
ten weeks of planting the cucumber fruits were plucked and collected
for analysis.
Ðe physical observation of the yield of the cucumber by measuring
the fruit length, weight and counting the number of fruit was done.
Ðe proximate analysis was carried out at the food science
laboratory of the Rivers State University Port-Harcourt. It was done
using standard laboratory technique as described by Association of
Analytical Communities [18,19]. Ðe protein analysis was done using
the technique described by Chang [20]. Ðe mineral analysis was done
using the Atomic Absorption spectrophotometer technique.
Abbey et al., Biochem Anal Biochem 2017, 6:3
DOI: 10.4172/2161-1009.1000328
Research Article Open Access
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