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Abstract
This study was concluded with the objective of determining the
effect of different substrates and container volumes used for transplant
productions on pre-and post-transplanting growth and yield of cucumber,
melon and watermelon. Six substrate mixtures i.e., I) peat + perlite, 2)
peat + verrniculite, 3) peat + sand, 4) peat + perlite + verrniculite, 5)
peat + perlite + sand, and 6) Peat + vermiculite + sand were tested in
factorial combination with 3 container volumes (35,65 and IOOcm\
Results of greenhouse transplant growth indicated that plants
derived from mixtures (2) and (3) followed by mixture (6) had
significantly. Better growth, while mixture (I) was the least effective in
most growth parameters. Increasing container volume increased all shoot
and root growth characters. Filed growth 30 days after transplanting also
increased in plants derived from mixtures (2) and (3) and from 100C011
containers. The later treatments also increased fruit yield and number of
fruit per plants. In general, the three crops cucumber, melon and
watermelon had similar responses to substrates and container volume
treatments.