Table 4.
Growth of cucumber seedlings grown under distinct light treatments after transplanting.
| Species | Treatment | Time to first flower (day) | Node position of the first flower | At the 20th DAT (within 15 nodes) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Node position of the first female flower | Female flower numbers | Total flower numbers | ||||
| Cucumber | CK | 34.7 ± 0.2 ab | 4.4 ± 0.5 a | 6.3 ± 0.5 ab | 2.0 ± 0.4 a | 4.3 ± 0.4 a |
| B | 34.1 ± 0.2 bc | 3.5 ± 0.4 a | 6.4 ± 0.5 ab | 1.5 ± 0.4 a | 4.2 ± 0.3 ab | |
| UV-A | 31.9 ± 0.1 d | 3.5 ± 0.4 a | 6.1 ± 0.7 abc | 1.2 ± 0.4 a | 4.2 ± 0.4 ab | |
| FR | 33.9 ± 0.3 c | 3.1 ± 0.4 a | 4.7 ± 0.5 c | 1.5 ± 0.3 a | 3.9 ± 0.4 ab | |
| B+ UV-A | 34.4 ± 0.2 abc | 4.5 ± 0.7 a | 7.3 ± 0.4 a | 1.7 ± 0.2 a | 4.1 ± 0.4 ab | |
| UV-A+FR | 34.1 ± 0.3 bc | 3.7 ± 0.3 a | 5.2 ± 0.3 bc | 1.6 ± 0.3 a | 3.1 ± 0.3 bc | |
| B+FR | 34.9 ± 0.1 a | 4.1 ± 0.3 a | 5.0 ± 0.4 bc | 1.2 ± 0.3 a | 2.5 ± 0.4 c | |
Data represent mean ± SE (n=20). Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments at the p < 0.05 using the Duncan’s test.