**1.1 Factors affecting cucumber production in Nigeria**

Several factors affect the attainment of sufficiency in cucumber production in Nigeria. These factors as highlighted by [2–5].


#### **1.2 Varieties of cucumber cultivated in Nigeria**

According to [6, 7] there are many varieties cultivated in Nigeria. However, it should be noted that not all varieties bear the same quantity of fruit. Farmers obtain hybrid seeds from seed companies or extract seed from previous planting seasons for replanting. This also affects the eventual yield. Available cucumber varieties in Nigeria include

a.Market more, b) Poinsett, 3) Marketer 4) Ex rantan, 5) Ashley, 7) Royal, 8) Belt alpha, 9) Regal 10) Unbeit. Poinset has high yielding potential among the cucumber varieties cultivated in Nigeria [8].
