Abstract
Anthracnose and downy mildew diseases pose significant challenges to cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) production in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Inappropriate spacing exacerbates disease development and spread, contributing to yield losses and economic hardship for growers. Chemical control measures have been an effective means of management, but its residue causes havoc to the environment and man’s health. To address this issue, field experiments were conducted during the 2020 and 2021 growing seasons at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of plant spacing on the incidence and severity of anthracnose and downy mildew diseases in Marketmoore cucumber variety. The experiment was laid in a Randomized Complete Block Design with five different plant spacing treatments: 1m by 1m (control), 1m by 0.5m, 1m by 0.75m, 1m by 1.25m, and 1m by 1.5m. Disease symptoms were monitored at 7, and 9 weeks after planting, and marketable yield was assessed. Statistical analysis revealed there were no significant differences in disease incidence among the treatments, however yield was significantly different amongst spacing treatments. Results showed that wider plant spacing (1m by 1.5m) resulted in reduced disease severity compared to narrower spacings. Additionally, the 1m by 1.5m spacing treatment yielded the highest marketable yield. These findings emphasized on the importance of proper plant spacing in mitigating anthracnose and downy mildew diseases and optimizing cucumber production in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
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Claim · model-written summary
Disease incidence did not differ significantly among spacing treatments.
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- cucumber
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- Outcome
- disease incidencee0
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- no significant differencese0
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- among the treatmentse0
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e0“there were no significant differences in disease incidence among the treatments”
t0“CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Marketable yield differed significantly among spacing treatments.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- spacing treatmentse0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Comparator
- amongst spacing treatmentse0
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Verbatim
e0“yield was significantly different amongst spacing treatments”
t0“CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Spacing of 1m by 1.5m reduced disease severity relative to narrower spacing.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- wider plant spacing (1m by 1.5m)e0
- Outcome
- disease severitye0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Comparator
- narrower spacingse0
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e0“wider plant spacing (1m by 1.5m) resulted in reduced disease severity compared to narrower spacings”
t0“CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Spacing of 1m by 1.5m produced the highest marketable yield.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- 1m by 1.5m spacing treatmente0
- Outcome
- marketable yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
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Verbatim
e0“the 1m by 1.5m spacing treatment yielded the highest marketable yield”
t0“CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.)”
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