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Effects of Colored Water Pillows on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Yield and Water Use Efficiency Under Greenhouse Conditions
Abstract
In this study, the effects of black and white colored water pillows on the yield and water use efficiency of 'Marathon' cucumber variety were investigated and compared with the drip irrigation (DI) method. Thise study examined yield per decare and per plant, number of fruits per plant and per square meter, and seasonal water consumption values. In terms of the evaluated parameters, water pillows provided statistically higher values compared to drip irrigation, except for the seasonal water consumption, where they provided lower values. Yield per hectare for white and black water pillows were found to be 124.67 and 126.53 tons, respectively, while the drip irrigation yield was 78.24 tons. Seasonal plant water consumptions were 419 mm for water pillows and 622 mm for drip irrigation. These results indicate that the water pillow irrigation method is more effective in terms of yield and water use efficiency than drip irrigation in greenhouse cucumber cultivation.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Irrigation Systems , Zootechny (Other)
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
June 30, 2025
Publication Date
June 30, 2025
Submission Date
April 18, 2025
Acceptance Date
June 26, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 8 Number: 1
APA
Demirkaya, M., Gerçek, S., & Gülşen, O. (2025). Effects of Colored Water Pillows on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Yield and Water Use Efficiency Under Greenhouse Conditions. Erciyes Tarım Ve Hayvan Bilimleri Dergisi, 8(1), 114-118. https://doi.org/10.55257/ethabd.1679121
AMA
1.Demirkaya M, Gerçek S, Gülşen O. Effects of Colored Water Pillows on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Yield and Water Use Efficiency Under Greenhouse Conditions. Erciyes Tarım ve Hayvan Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;8(1):114-118. doi:10.55257/ethabd.1679121
Chicago
Demirkaya, Mustafa, Sinan Gerçek, and Osman Gülşen. 2025. “Effects of Colored Water Pillows on Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus) Yield and Water Use Efficiency Under Greenhouse Conditions”. Erciyes Tarım Ve Hayvan Bilimleri Dergisi 8 (1): 114-18. https://doi.org/10.55257/ethabd.1679121.
EndNote
Demirkaya M, Gerçek S, Gülşen O (June 1, 2025) Effects of Colored Water Pillows on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Yield and Water Use Efficiency Under Greenhouse Conditions. Erciyes Tarım ve Hayvan Bilimleri Dergisi 8 1 114–118.
IEEE
[1]M. Demirkaya, S. Gerçek, and O. Gülşen, “Effects of Colored Water Pillows on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Yield and Water Use Efficiency Under Greenhouse Conditions”, Erciyes Tarım ve Hayvan Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 114–118, June 2025, doi: 10.55257/ethabd.1679121.
ISNAD
Demirkaya, Mustafa - Gerçek, Sinan - Gülşen, Osman. “Effects of Colored Water Pillows on Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus) Yield and Water Use Efficiency Under Greenhouse Conditions”. Erciyes Tarım ve Hayvan Bilimleri Dergisi 8/1 (June 1, 2025): 114-118. https://doi.org/10.55257/ethabd.1679121.
JAMA
1.Demirkaya M, Gerçek S, Gülşen O. Effects of Colored Water Pillows on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Yield and Water Use Efficiency Under Greenhouse Conditions. Erciyes Tarım ve Hayvan Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;8:114–118.
MLA
Demirkaya, Mustafa, et al. “Effects of Colored Water Pillows on Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus) Yield and Water Use Efficiency Under Greenhouse Conditions”. Erciyes Tarım Ve Hayvan Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 114-8, doi:10.55257/ethabd.1679121.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Demirkaya, Sinan Gerçek, Osman Gülşen. Effects of Colored Water Pillows on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Yield and Water Use Efficiency Under Greenhouse Conditions. Erciyes Tarım ve Hayvan Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025 Jun. 1;8(1):114-8. doi:10.55257/ethabd.1679121
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