Discussion of a PhD thesis on cucumber plants, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences
The College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, discussed a PhD thesis tagged (The effect of vermicompost and marine algae on the growth and yield of cucumbers), by the student Muntasir Mansour Hamza from the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering. The researcher showed the importance of using vermicompost and algae fertilizer locally in the production of cucumber plants and the effect of these factors on reducing the residues of the organic pesticide Oxymatrine 2.4% SL and the ovarian pesticide Deltamethrine in greenhouse conditions.
The researcher found the possibility of improving the growth and production of cucumber plants, as well as reducing pesticide residues targeted by research on the peels of cucumber fruits. The most important recommendations of the study are using vermicompost and algae fertilizers in the production of cucumbers with higher concentrations than the concentrations in the study and on other vegetables, and the use of pesticides to measure the level of organic matter and biofertilizers.