Volume 12, Issue 25, January - June 2026

Influence of irrigation interval and water quantity on the performance of sack grown cucumber (Cucumis sativum) in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Bala Rashida Abdulmumini¹, Shuaibu Yunusa Muhammad^2♦, Nuruddeen Muhammad³

¹Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria.
²Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria.
³Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria.

^♦Corresponding author
Yunusa Muhammad Shuaibu, Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, PMB 0248 Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

A field experiment was conducted at the teaching and research farm of Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi during dry season of 2025 to study the influence of irrigation interval and water quantity on the performance of sack grown cucumber. The treatments consisted of four (4) irrigation intervals (1, 3, 5 and 7 days) and three (3) quantities of irrigation water (1, 2 and 3 litres). These were factorially combined to give 12 treatments and laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 3 replications. Data were collected on plant height (cm), number of leaves, stem diameter (cm), leaf area (cm2), number of fruits and fruit yield. All data collected were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT) was adopted to separate significantly different treatment means. The result of the experiment indicated that there was significant (P≤ 0.05) difference among the treatments used. The result further revealed that, irrigation interval of one (1) and three (3) days significantly (P≤ 0.05) produced the higher growth and yield response of cucumber throughout the sampling period. Water quantity on the other hand, application of three (3) liters significantly (P≤ 0.01) performed better in all the parameters observed than the other quantities used throughout the study period. Based on the result of this finding, 1- and 3-days irrigation intervals and 1 to 3 liters of water influenced higher performance of cucumber and are recommended for optimal productivity of the crop.

Keywords: cucumber, irrigation, interval, sack, performancecucumber, irrigation, interval, sack, performance

Discovery Agriculture, 2026, 12, e7da3197

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Published: 15 May 2026