Effect of Soil Type and Chicken Manure on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L) Growth and Yield under Green House Conditions

This study was conducted at the greenhouse of the faculty of natural resources and environmental studies, university of kordofan at Elobeid, Sudan during 2017- 2018to investigate the effect of soil types and chicken manure on cucumber (Cucumissativus L.) growth and yield under greenhouse conditions. Randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications was used. Clay, Sand and Sandy Clay "Gardud" soils were prepared inside the greenhouse, one dose (5 t/ha) and two doses (10 t/ha) of chicken manure were applied on some plots while other plots were left as control. Some soil physical properties; moisture content, bulk density, porosity and infiltration rate and some chemical properties such as; soil reaction, soluble actions (sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium), phosphorus and nitrogen were determined before sowing. Results generally showed significant differences among all treatments and their interactions, hence it is recommended that, 10 t/ha chicken manure fertilizer gave the highest values of number of fruits / plant, yield (ton/ha) and yield (kg/plant) compared to other treatments when applied with clay soil under tested condition.