Development of gherkin plant cultivated in substrate fertigated with different nutritive solutions

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different ionic concentrations of the nutrient solution on the development of gherkin grown in substrate under climatic conditions of Mossoró, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The experimental design was completely randomized with seven treatments and four replications. The treatments consisted of seven nutrient solutions, based on the solutions for melon and cucumber [Melon: S1-50%, S2-100% and S3-150%; cucumber: S4-50%, S5-100% and S6-150%, and S7 (mean of S2 and S5)]. The nutrient solutions interfered in almost all parameters  evaluated. The nutrient solutions S2 and S5, corresponding recommended solutions for the crops of melon and cucumber, respectively, can be  recommended for the cultivation of gherkin grown in coconut fiber substrate.