Interplanting as a new technology of cultivation of cucumber in winter greenhouses on low-volume hydroponics

The parthenocarpic cucumber hybrid Meva F1 was grown at the Greenhouse Complex “Agrokultura” in winter greenhouses on low-volume hydroponics using the “interplanting” technology in 2018-2019. The Greenhouse Complex “Agrokultura” is a modern facility for the production of vegetables in greenhouses, located in the village of Druzhino, Omsk District, Omsk Region. Interplanting is one of the leading technologies in vegetable growing, based on the joint cultivation of adult and young plants in a greenhouse, which allows having an almost continuous cucumber harvesting cycle throughout the year. It has been found that when using interplanting technology for growing cucumber in winter greenhouses on low-volume hydroponics in Western Siberia, it is possible to carry out seven cycles with a total harvest of 1,199.48 t/ha, that is 152.23 t/ha (14.5%) more than with the traditional technologies. The profitability of growing cucumber using traditional technologies amounts to 145.5%, while using the interplanting technology it increases up to 172.5%. The use of the interplanting technology makes it possible to supply fresh cucumber products to the food market almost all year round without interruptions between harvesting cycles.