TY - JOUR AU - Mello, Bruna Finotii Fonseca Reis de AU - Trevisan, Mateus Vieira AU - Steiner, Fábio PY - 2016/03/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - QUALITY OF CUCUMBER SEEDLINGS GROWN IN DIFFERENT CONTAINERS JF - REVISTA DE AGRICULTURA NEOTROPICAL JA - Rev. Agric. Neotrop. VL - 3 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.32404/rean.v3i1.820 UR - https://periodicosonline.uems.br/index.php/agrineo/article/view/820 SP - 33-38 AB - <p>The use of high quality seedlings is a key factor for the success of vegetable production, and the container size and design characteristics of the containers are important determinants of seedling quality. A experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of different container types on quality of cucumber seedlings (<em>Cucumis sativus</em> L., cv. Aodai Melhorado). Seedlings were grown in a seedling nursery with shadow protection at 50% in different containers: (i) 128-cell trays; (ii) 64-cell trays; (iii) tubes of 120 cm<sup>3</sup>; and (iv) plastic cups of 180 cm<sup>3</sup>. The plant height, diameter, root length, shoot dry matter, root dry matter, sturdiness quotient (SQ), shoot:root dry matter ratio (SRR) and Dickson quality index (DQI) were measured at 21<sup>st</sup> days after sowing. The production of cucumber seedlings in 64-cell trays, polypropylene tubes of 120 cm<sup>3</sup> and plastic cups of 180 cm3 resulted in the highest values for the majority of investigated traits. The tray of 128-cells results in lower quality cucumber seedlings compared to other containers. Tubes with volume of 120 cm<sup>3</sup> and plastic cups with volume of 180 cm<sup>3</sup> are more appropriate containers for the production of high quality cucumber seedlings. The DQI is a good indicator of the standard of quality of cucumber seedlings.</p> ER -