{"id":2306,"date":"2026-01-29T14:14:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solbiotech.fr\/?p=2306"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:25:05","slug":"trials-on-cucumbers-ekolive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solbiotech.fr\/en\/trials-on-cucumbers-ekolive\/","title":{"rendered":"Trials on Cucumbers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2306\" class=\"elementor elementor-2306\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1886b9 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1886b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae03864 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae03864\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6a63d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e6a63d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Summary:<br \/>&#8220;291.7% higher yield, better growth, greater fruit numbers, heavier fruit weight, longer shelf life.&#8221;<\/h3><p>Study By:<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-21 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/solbiotech.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kwame-Nkrumah-University-of-Science-and-Technology--300x69.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"69\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/solbiotech.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kwame-Nkrumah-University-of-Science-and-Technology--300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/solbiotech.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kwame-Nkrumah-University-of-Science-and-Technology-.png 433w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/69;\" \/><br \/><strong>Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumas\/Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a715e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b5a715e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/solbiotech.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PPRSD.ASONABA-LTD.MICROFERTILE-BIO-STIMULANT.REPORT.2024.FINAL_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download PDF<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faa224a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"faa224a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba0c28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bba0c28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"996\" src=\"https:\/\/solbiotech.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2024-08-20-at-13.07.33.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solbiotech.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2024-08-20-at-13.07.33.png 774w, https:\/\/solbiotech.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2024-08-20-at-13.07.33-600x772.png 600w, https:\/\/solbiotech.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2024-08-20-at-13.07.33-233x300.png 233w, https:\/\/solbiotech.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2024-08-20-at-13.07.33-768x988.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161e5bf e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"161e5bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8918321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8918321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Effects of MICROFERTILE bio-stimulant on growth, yield and fruit shelf life of cucumber<\/strong><br \/><em>Ben K. Banful<\/em><br \/>Department of Horticulture, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi,<br \/>Ghana<br \/><strong>INTRODUCTION<\/strong><br \/>Cucumbers are the fourth most widely `cultivated vegetable crop around the world after tomatoes, cabbages, and onions. It is grown for consumption because of its richness in nutrients.<br \/>Nutritionally, 100 grams of raw cucumber (with peel) contains 95% water, 16 calories and a supply of essential nutrients, notably vitamin K at 16% of the daily value. Cucumber may be eaten raw or can be prepared with other vegetables as salad. Increasing the use of cucumber can help reduce the risk of heart diseases as well as hydrate the body especially in the tropics. It can also be used to decrease the risk of diabetes and also for better bone health due to its high vitamin K levels.<br \/>Despite these benefits of cucumber, its\u2019 production is still low due to nutrients constraints as well as the efficiency of use of the applied fertilizers. The use of fertilizers is indispensable in alleviating nutrient constraints and is important in soil fertility management for improved crop production. 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