410182

Response of Cucumber plants to the combination of N-fertilization with stimulants under greenhouse conditions

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Last updated: 29 Mar 2025

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Soil fertility and plant nutrition

Abstract

Excessive use of nitrogen fertilizers on vegetable crops has negative effects on human health. There is need to rationalize and reduce nitrogen consumption in cultivated plants, especially after its high price. Two greenhouse experiment were executed through the two winter growing seasons of 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 under plastic greenhouses at the Vegetable Research Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University to study the effect of different rates of mineral and bio nitrogen fertilizer in addition foliar fertilization with some different growth stimulants, namely Clacium and boron, Potassium Phosphide, Seaweed Extract, MAP on vegetative growth, chemical content of leaves, yield ant its quality of cucumber. The treatments were the interaction betwee three N-fertilizer , i.e., T1- 100% RDN, T2- 80% RDN + Bio fertilizer (Nitrobein), T3- 60% RDN + Bio fertilizer (Nitrobein), and five sources of growth stimulants , i.e., - Calium and boron at 2 ml / l, MAP at 2 g / l, Seaweed extract at 2 ml / l, Potassium phosphide at 2 g / l. and Control. Results showed that, adding all amount of nitrogen as 100% in mineral then spray the plants with Calium and boron at 2 ml/l exhibited the highest values in plant height and leaves area during the two seasons of study. In conclusion, the best treatment concerning increasing early yield, number of fruits per plant and total fruit yield per plant was 100% RDN and sprinkle the plants with “Calium and boron at 2 ml/l" followed by the best treatment concerning increasing total fruit yield per plant was “80% RDN + nitrobien" and spray the plants with the same stimulant “Calium and boron at 2 ml/l" in both seasons.

DOI

10.21608/ejss.2025.349786.1953

Keywords

Cucumber, nitrogen, bio, calcium, seaweed, MAP, potassium

Authors

First Name

Shrouk

Last Name

El-Sisi

MiddleName

T.

Affiliation

Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor.

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elsisishrouk22@gmail.com

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First Name

Nadia

Last Name

Shafshak

MiddleName

S. A.

Affiliation

Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor.

Email

nadia.shafshak@fagr.bu.edu.eg

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First Name

Mustafa

Last Name

Mohammed

MiddleName

H.

Affiliation

Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor.

Email

mustafa.muhammed@fagr.bu.edu.eg

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First Name

Samar

Last Name

Halawa

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor.

Email

samar.halawa@fagr.bu.edu.eg

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Horticultural Crops Technology Department, Agricultural and Biological Research Institute, National Research Centre, 12622 Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

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ahmed_salem352@yahoo.com

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Volume

65

Article Issue

1

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51049

Issue Date

2025-03-01

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2025-01-02

Publish Date

2025-03-01

Page Start

535

Page End

552

Print ISSN

0302-6701

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2357-0369

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19

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Soil Science

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https://ejss.journals.ekb.eg/

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Response of Cucumber plants to the combination of N-fertilization with stimulants under greenhouse conditions

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Created At

08 Feb 2025