THE EFFECT OF MYCORRHIZA AND FOLIAR APPLICATION OF PLANT EXTRACTS ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF CUCUMBER (CUCUMIS SATIVUS)  UNDER PROTECTED CULTIVATION

MOHANAD TURKI MEFTEN; SARA READ KHALAF AL-KHAZALI; MOHAMMED HADI OBAID; FALAH HASAN ISSA

doi:10.5281/zenodo.19448740

Authors

MOHANAD TURKI MEFTEN Al Muthanna University
SARA READ KHALAF AL-KHAZALI Al –Qadisiyah University
MOHAMMED HADI OBAID Kerbala University
FALAH HASAN ISSA Al Muthanna University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19448740

Keywords:

THE EFFECT, MYCORRHIZA, APPLICATION, PLANT EXTRACTS, OF, CUCUMBER, (CUCUMIS SATIVUS)

Abstract

The experiment was conducted during 2023–2024 growing season in a plastic house at the research station in Al-Bandar, affiliated with the College of Agriculture, University of Al-Muthanna, on cucumber plants (Cucumis sativus L., cv. Sahara). The study aimed to investigate the effect of Mycorrhizal fungi and foliar spraying with licorice extract combined with yeast at concentrations of 0, 5, and 10 g L?¹ on the growth and yield of cucumber cultivated under greenhouse conditions. Three foliar sprays were applied during the growing season. A randomized completely block design (RCBD) with three replications was used, and means were compared using the least significant difference (LSD) test at the 0.05 probability level. The main results can be summarized as follows:

Plants treated with mycorrhizal fungi showed significant superiority in all studied traits. The concentration of 10 g L?¹ licorice extract combined with yeast was superior comparing with other treatments in terms of vegetative growth and yield parameters. Furthermore, the interaction between mycorrhizal fungi and 10 g L?¹ concentration of licorice extract combined with yeast recorded the highest values for plant height, number of leaves, leaf area, dry weight of vegetative growth, number of fruits, and total yield per plant, reaching 221.93 cm, 36.12 leaves, 40.72 dm², 117.49 g, 34.26 fruits, and 4.44 kg plant?¹, respectively .

Author Biographies

MOHANAD TURKI MEFTEN, Al Muthanna University

College of Agriculture – Al Muthanna University

SARA READ KHALAF AL-KHAZALI, Al –Qadisiyah University

College of Agriculture – Al –Qadisiyah University

MOHAMMED HADI OBAID, Kerbala University

College of Agriculture – Kerbala University

FALAH HASAN ISSA, Al Muthanna University

College of Agriculture – Al Muthanna University

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