Effects of Colored Water Pillows on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Yield and Water Use Efficiency Under Greenhouse Conditions

In this study, the effects of black and white colored water pillows on the yield and water use efficiency of 'Marathon' cucumber variety were investigated and compared with the drip irrigation (DI) method. Thise study examined yield per decare and per plant, number of fruits per plant and per square meter, and seasonal water consumption values. In terms of the evaluated parameters, water pillows provided statistically higher values compared to drip irrigation, except for the seasonal water consumption, where they provided lower values. Yield per hectare for white and black water pillows were found to be 124.67 and 126.53 tons, respectively, while the drip irrigation yield was 78.24 tons. Seasonal plant water consumptions were 419 mm for water pillows and 622 mm for drip irrigation. These results indicate that the water pillow irrigation method is more effective in terms of yield and water use efficiency than drip irrigation in greenhouse cucumber cultivation.