**17.1 Zucchini**

Zucchini plants recorded maximum plant height (54.7 cm), stem diameter (35.2 mm), number of leaves (39.3), total plant dry biomass (139.8 g/plant), number of fruits (16.8), fruit length (23.2 cm), fruit girth (42.9 mm), fruit weight (315.4 g) and yield (5.27 kg/plant and 65.8 t/ha) when the plants raised on Arka Fermented Cocopeat compared to soil (3.70 kg/plant and 46.3 t/ha) [25, 26].
