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http://dx.doi.org/10.5338/KJEA.2007.26.3.223

Recommendation of Nitrogen Fertilization for Cucumber from Relationship between Soil Nitrate Nitrogen and Yield  

Lim, Tae-Jun (Horticultural Soil Management Team, National Horticultural Research Institute)
Hong, Soon-Dal (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Chungbuk National University)
Kim, Seung-Heui (Horticultural Soil Management Team, National Horticultural Research Institute)
Park, Jin-Myeon (Horticultural Soil Management Team, National Horticultural Research Institute)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture / v.26, no.3, 2007 , pp. 223-227 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to establish the reasonable level of nitrogen (N) fertilization based on soil nitrate nitrogen $(NO_3-N)$ content for cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) under plastic film house. Cucumber plants were cultivated with standard and free N fertilization in eight soils which had various amount of $NO_3-N$ ranging from 67 to 343 mg/kg. The yield of cucumber was in the range of 1006 to 2369 g/plant depending on the nitrogen supplying capability of soils. The amount of $NO_3-N$ in the soil was negatively correlated with agronomic efficiency (AE) and N use efficiency (NUE). The critical level of soil $NO_3-N$ content for cucumber in N free fertilization was found to be about 260 mg/kg in Cate-Nelson analysis of variance between soil $NO_3-N$ and AE or NUE. Also the same critical soil $NO_3-N$ content was found in the yield and amount of N uptake of cucumber under N free fertilization. A standard N fertilization was required when soil $NO_3-N$ content was below 70 mg/kg. The optimal application rate of N fertilizer for cucumber in the soils containing $NO_3-N$ between 260-70 mg/kg could be recommended by the equation Y=-1.032X+269.2 (Y: N fertilization rate, kg/ha; X : soil $NO_3-N$ content mg/kg).
Keywords
cucumber; nitrate nitrogen; N fertilization;
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