Luis Carlos Pilla-Bardales, Génesis Estefanía Moreira-Moreira, Limber David Barahona-Casanova, Luis Tarquino Llerena-Ramos, Víctor Jorge García-Gallirgos
Organic fertilization has been associated with improvements in soil fertility and vegetable performance. The effect of organic fertilizers on the agronomic and productive performance of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) in greenhouses was evaluated. A completely randomized design with four treatments was used: T0 (control), T1 (compost), T2 (bocashi), and T3 (worm humus), with four replicates (one plant per replicate). The variables were plant height (cm), stem diameter (mm), days to flowering, fruit length and diameter (cm), fruit weight (g), yield (kg ha⁻¹), and benefit/cost ratio. Significant differences were detected between treatments. Worm humus (T3) showed greater vigor: at 30 days, 74.9 cm and 5.75 mm; at 45 days, 161.5 cm and 6.73 mm; and at 60 days, 341.5 cm and 6.73 mm. It also had a shorter time to flowering (44.5 days). In terms of fruit characteristics, T3 showed greater length (25.51 cm), diameter (6.09 cm), and average weight (480.75 g), along with the highest profitability (profit/cost 2.03). In conclusion, worm humus consistently improved the growth, precocity, and production indicators of greenhouse cucumbers compared to the control.