Abstract
Four hybrid varieties of cucumber namely Egnazia, Belares, Maram and Serano were evaluated for their performance under a fibre glasshouse with fan and pad system at NARC Islamabad. Empty fertilizer bags containing growing media of farm yard manure, soil and sand in the ratio of 1:1:1 Were utilized and seedlings were transplanted in each bag at a distance of 30 cm. Data on time taken to flowering, fruit setting, fruit maturity, number and weight of fruit per plant, average weight of individual fruit and yield were recorded. Maximum yield of 9.15 kgJm2 was recorded in Serano bearing 11.50 fruits per plant on an average followed by Maram which yielded 7.74 kgJm2 . Serano had the highest fruit weight per plant (1646g) followed by Maram (1393g). The varieties did differ statistically in respect of time taken to fruit maturity which ranged from 44.5 to 50.0 days.
