The objective of the study was to identify more productive indian gherkin cultivars under different planting dates. Eight trials were carried out at the Gorutuba Experimental Station, Porteirinha-MG, Brazil. A split-plot complete randomized block design was used, with main plots made up of planting dates (November, February, May and August) and subplots by local cultivars (Indian Gherkin Smooth, Semi-smooth, with Spines and Smooth Quinate) and commercial cultivars (North Indian Gherkin Topseed and Corradini), with five replications. The local cultivars showed the greatest yield, and the Smooth Quinate cultivars, the highest yield (17.50 ton.ha1) and mean fruits weight (45.69 g/fruit), whereas the Smooth and Semi smooth cultivars showed the highest number of fruits per plant (28.01 and 25.94 fruits/plant, respectively). The February and August planting dates resulted in the highest yield, whereas the lowest yield occurred in the winter season (May).
Cucumis anguria; fruit mean weight; number of fruits per plant.