{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7213441908","doi":"https://doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2026-1015-3819","title":"Direct Impacts of Water Management on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Yield Components and Performance","display_name":"Direct Impacts of Water Management on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Yield Components and Performance","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-09-16","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7213441908","doi":"https://doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2026-1015-3819"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.33003/fjs-2026-1015-3819","doi":"https://doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2026-1015-3819","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2026-1015-3819","pdf_url":"https://fjs.fudutsinma.edu.ng/index.php/fjs/article/download/3819/3921","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210224159","display_name":"FUDMA Journal of Sciences","issn_l":"2616-1370","issn":["2616-1370","2645-2944"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4404662838","host_organization_name":"Federal University, Dutsin-Ma","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4404662838"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Federal University, Dutsin-Ma"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"FUDMA Journal of Sciences","raw_type":"journal-article"},"parent_works":[],"lineage":["https://openalex.org/W7213441908"],"child_works_count":0,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"diamond","oa_url":"https://fjs.fudutsinma.edu.ng/index.php/fjs/article/download/3819/3921","any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5042761336","display_name":"Donatus Okwudiri IGBOJIONU","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6850-5361","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6850-5361"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I16443873","display_name":"Federal University of Technology Owerri","ror":"https://ror.org/05xzf9508","country_code":"NG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I16443873"]}],"countries":["NG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Donatus Okwudiri Igbojionu","raw_affiliation_strings":["Federal College of Land Resources Technology, Owerri"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Federal College of Land Resources Technology, Owerri","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I16443873"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5151745936","display_name":"Valentine Ngozi Ekejiuba","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I16443873","display_name":"Federal University of Technology Owerri","ror":"https://ror.org/05xzf9508","country_code":"NG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I16443873"]}],"countries":["NG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Valentine N. Ekejiuba","raw_affiliation_strings":["Federal College of Land Resources Technology, Owerri"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Federal College of Land Resources Technology, Owerri","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I16443873"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5074005159","display_name":"Juliet Nnennaya IGBOJ\u0130ONU","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9432-3510","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9432-3510"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I16443873","display_name":"Federal University of Technology Owerri","ror":"https://ror.org/05xzf9508","country_code":"NG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I16443873"]}],"countries":["NG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Juliet Nnennaya. Igbojionu","raw_affiliation_strings":["Federal College of Land Resources Technology, Owerri, Nigeria"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Federal College of Land Resources Technology, Owerri, Nigeria","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I16443873"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5151862924","display_name":"Cabrine Ifeoma Chiemeka","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I16443873","display_name":"Federal University of Technology Owerri","ror":"https://ror.org/05xzf9508","country_code":"NG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I16443873"]}],"countries":["NG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Cabrine Ifeoma. Chiemeka","raw_affiliation_strings":["Federal College of Land Resources Technology, Owerri"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Federal College of Land Resources Technology, Owerri","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I16443873"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5151853699","display_name":"Patience C. Ezema","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I16443873","display_name":"Federal University of Technology Owerri","ror":"https://ror.org/05xzf9508","country_code":"NG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I16443873"]}],"countries":["NG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Patience C. Ezema","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Crop Production Technology , Federal College of Land Resources Technology , Owerri , Nigeria"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Crop Production Technology , Federal College of Land Resources Technology , Owerri , Nigeria","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I16443873"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5151795560","display_name":"Helen Sampson","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Helen Sampson","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.0,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"10","issue":"15","first_page":"406","last_page":"413"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11404","display_name":"Irrigation Practices and Water Management","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1111","display_name":"Soil Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/11","display_name":"Agricultural and Biological Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/1","display_name":"Life Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11404","display_name":"Irrigation Practices and Water Management","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1111","display_name":"Soil Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/11","display_name":"Agricultural and Biological Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/1","display_name":"Life Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12754","display_name":"Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques","score":0.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1111","display_name":"Soil Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/11","display_name":"Agricultural and Biological Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/1","display_name":"Life Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12710","display_name":"Engineering and Agricultural Innovations","score":0.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2312","display_name":"Water Science and Technology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cucumber","display_name":"cucumber","score":0.9890000224113464},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/irrigation-scheduling","display_name":"irrigation scheduling","score":0.6499999761581421},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/deficit-irrigation","display_name":"deficit irrigation","score":0.8579999804496765},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/crop-evapotranspiration","display_name":"crop evapotranspiration","score":0.9419999718666077},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/irrigation-frequency","display_name":"irrigation frequency","score":0.8199999928474426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/water-stress","display_name":"water stress","score":0.8309999704360962},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/fruit-yield-components","display_name":"fruit yield components","score":0.7820000052452087},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/water-use-efficiency","display_name":"water use efficiency","score":0.8140000104904175},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/water-conservation","display_name":"water conservation","score":0.41100001335144043}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C88862950","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11453","display_name":"Irrigation","level":2,"score":0.8711000084877014},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C134121241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q899301","display_name":"Yield (engineering)","level":2,"score":0.7666000127792358},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C176783924","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q828158","display_name":"Evapotranspiration","level":2,"score":0.7480999827384949},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C195092306","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3777161","display_name":"Deficit irrigation","level":4,"score":0.6524999737739563},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C6557445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173113","display_name":"Agronomy","level":1,"score":0.6068000197410583},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39432304","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188847","display_name":"Environmental science","level":0,"score":0.5332000255584717},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C112077630","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2623678","display_name":"Irrigation management","level":3,"score":0.5131999850273132},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C137580998","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235352","display_name":"Crop","level":2,"score":0.49729999899864197},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C149207113","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26534","display_name":"Water use","level":2,"score":0.412200003862381},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776325102","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2551340","display_name":"Water-use efficiency","level":3,"score":0.396699994802475},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C126343540","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q889514","display_name":"Crop yield","level":2,"score":0.3894999921321869},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777589951","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6073845","display_name":"Irrigation scheduling","level":3,"score":0.3625999987125397},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.3434000015258789},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C153823671","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049799","display_name":"Water resources","level":2,"score":0.329800009727478},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C110158866","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1462136","display_name":"Water conservation","level":3,"score":0.32519999146461487},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C20556612","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4469374","display_name":"Volume (thermodynamics)","level":2,"score":0.3140999972820282},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2983671280","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5376358","display_name":"Water stress","level":2,"score":0.29989999532699585},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C189797535","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12142810","display_name":"Drought tolerance","level":2,"score":0.2939000129699707},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C32198211","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165044","display_name":"Greenhouse","level":2,"score":0.2865000069141388},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C97053079","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1061108","display_name":"Water supply","level":2,"score":0.27810001373291016},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144027150","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48803","display_name":"Horticulture","level":1,"score":0.26350000500679016},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C176205827","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5435593","display_name":"Farm water","level":4,"score":0.2612000107765198}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.33003/fjs-2026-1015-3819","doi":"https://doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2026-1015-3819","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2026-1015-3819","pdf_url":"https://fjs.fudutsinma.edu.ng/index.php/fjs/article/download/3819/3921","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210224159","display_name":"FUDMA Journal of Sciences","issn_l":"2616-1370","issn":["2616-1370","2645-2944"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4404662838","host_organization_name":"Federal University, Dutsin-Ma","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4404662838"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Federal University, Dutsin-Ma"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"FUDMA Journal of Sciences","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:fjs.fudutsinma.edu.ng:article/3819","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://fjs.fudutsinma.edu.ng/index.php/index/article/view/3819","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210224159","display_name":"FUDMA Journal of Sciences","issn_l":"2616-1370","issn":["2616-1370","2645-2944"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4404662838","host_organization_name":"Federal University, Dutsin-Ma","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4404662838"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Federal University, Dutsin-Ma"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2645-2944","raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.33003/fjs-2026-1015-3819","doi":"https://doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2026-1015-3819","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2026-1015-3819","pdf_url":"https://fjs.fudutsinma.edu.ng/index.php/fjs/article/download/3819/3921","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210224159","display_name":"FUDMA Journal of Sciences","issn_l":"2616-1370","issn":["2616-1370","2645-2944"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4404662838","host_organization_name":"Federal University, Dutsin-Ma","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4404662838"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Federal University, Dutsin-Ma"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"FUDMA Journal of Sciences","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Zero hunger","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/2","score":0.991100013256073},{"display_name":"Clean water and sanitation","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/6","score":0.53329998254776}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":true,"grobid_xml":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7213441908.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7213441908.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":2,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W4407037719","https://openalex.org/W4409083050"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W7213323761","https://openalex.org/W1989102910","https://openalex.org/W2048832341","https://openalex.org/W3210162602","https://openalex.org/W6885379432","https://openalex.org/W4407059123","https://openalex.org/W2186932230","https://openalex.org/W7117991515","https://openalex.org/W2027286931","https://openalex.org/W2771965317"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"This":[0],"study,":[1],"conducted":[2],"at":[3,29],"the":[4,14,42,49,127],"Students\u2019":[5],"Demonstration":[6],"Farm":[7],"from":[8],"September":[9],"to":[10,123,227],"November":[11],"2023,":[12],"evaluated":[13],"impact":[15],"of":[16,31,45,63,74,129,157,186,195,199,213],"irrigation":[17,143,152,180,202,214,225],"strategies":[18],"on":[19,223],"cucumber":[20,229],"yield":[21,44,83,119,165,194,230],"and":[22,61,100,145,231],"performance.":[23],"The":[24,216],"results":[25],"demonstrated":[26],"that":[27,209],"irrigating":[28],"100%":[30,116],"crop":[32],"evapotranspiration":[33],"(ETc,":[34],"treatment":[35],"W1)":[36],"with":[37,178],"a":[38,71,160,175,192],"daily":[39,124,179],"interval":[40,113,146],"produced":[41],"peak":[43],"121":[46],"ton/ha,":[47],"alongside":[48],"highest":[50],"fruit":[51,88,92,96,101],"weight":[52,89],"(0.565":[53],"g),":[54],"length":[55,93],"(35.5":[56],"cm),":[57],"diameter":[58,97],"(5.95":[59],"cm)":[60],"number":[62,102],"fruits":[64],"per":[65],"plant":[66],"(13).":[67],"In":[68],"stark":[69],"contrast,":[70],"severe":[72],"deficit":[73,177],"25%":[75,185],"ETc":[76,117],"(W4)":[77],"caused":[78],"drastic":[79],"declines,":[80],"which":[81],"reduced":[82,118],"by":[84,90,94,98,103,120],"91%":[85],"(10.83":[86],"ton/ha),":[87,169],"68%,":[91],"18%,":[95],"14%":[99],"69%.":[104],"Irrigation":[105],"frequency":[106],"significantly":[107],"modulated":[108],"water":[109,135,158,187],"stress.":[110],"A":[111,139],"10-day":[112],"(D10)":[114],"under":[115],"40%":[121,161],"compared":[122],"irrigation,":[125],"highlighting":[126],"cost":[128],"infrequent":[130,151],"watering":[131],"even":[132],"when":[133],"seasonal":[134],"volume":[136],"is":[137],"adequate.":[138],"significant":[140],"interaction":[141],"between":[142],"amount":[144],"revealed":[147],"critical":[148],"trade-offs:":[149],"high-volume,":[150],"(W1D10)":[153],"consumed":[154],"207.5":[155],"mm":[156],"for":[159,221],"(72.33":[162],"ton/ha)":[163],"lower":[164],"than":[166],"W1DI":[167],"(121":[168],"making":[170],"it":[171],"highly":[172],"inefficient.":[173],"Conversely,":[174],"moderate":[176],"(75%":[181],"ETc,":[182],"W2D1)":[183],"conserved":[184],"(155.6":[188],"mm)":[189],"while":[190],"maintaining":[191],"respectable":[193],"73.5":[196],"ton/ha":[197],"(61%":[198],"maximum).":[200],"Low":[201],"amounts":[203],"(\u226450%":[204],"ETc)":[205],"induced":[206],"chronic":[207],"stress":[208],"negated":[210],"any":[211],"benefits":[212],"frequency.":[215],"study":[217],"provides":[218],"valuable":[219],"insights":[220],"farmers":[222],"optimizing":[224],"practices":[226],"enhance":[228],"address":[232],"climate":[233],"change":[234],"challenges.":[235]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-11-04T10:54:05.112534","created_date":"2026-09-17T00:00:00"}