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Estimation of Nitrogen Fertilizer Recommendations for cucumber by Soil Incorporation of Rye Based on Soil Nitrate Nitrogen Content
Tae-Jun Lim1*
,
Jin-Myeon Park2
,
Seong-Eun Lee2
,
,
1Division for Korea Program on International Agriculture, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54875, Korea
2Horticultural and Herbal Crop Environment Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Wanju 55365, Korea
* Corresponding Author
31 August 2018. pp. 189-196
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Abstract

In this study, we estimated the appropriate nitrogen (N) recommendations of cucumber by evaluating the effects of soil incorporation of rye (Secale cereal L.) as a green manure crops on the growth and yield of cucumber under the greenhouse condition showing two different soil nitrate N levels. One, soil nitrate-N content before the experiment was 60 mg kg-1, carried out in 2012 and the other showing a 227 mg kg-1 level was conducted in 2013. Six different N treatments were used as follows: No N fertilizer, rye, rye with urea 0.5 N, 0.75 N, and 1.0 N, and urea 1.0 N. The amount of N supply from soil incorporation of rye was 146 kg ha-1 in 2012 and 107 kg ha-1 in 2013. When soil nitrate N content before the experiment was 60 mg kg-1, the growth and yield of cucumber did not differ between the rye + urea 0.5 N and the urea 1.0 N, which can reduce 50% of N fertilizer recommendation. In case of soil nitrate N content before the experiment was 227 mg kg-1 or beyond, no N fertilization can be recommended because there were no significant differences in the growth and yield of cucumber among all treatments including the rye. Lastly, when soil nitrate N content before the experiment was within range of 227 - 60 mg kg-1, N recommendations can be calculated through the equation Y = -3.34X + 227 (X: % of N recommendations, Y: soil nitrate N content). However, further studies on the relationship between soil nitrate N content and yield of cucumber are required.

The estimation of reduction rates for Nitrogen fertilizer by soil incorporation of rye based on soil nitrate nitrogen content in cucumber.

Soil NO3-N content Fertilization rates for N recommendations
mg kg-1%
> 227No fertilization
227 - 60Y = -3.34X + 225†
6050% of N recommendations
†X: Percent of N recommendations, %; Y: Soil NO3-N content, mg kg-1.
Keywords
Cucumber
N recommendations
Rye
Soil nitrate N content

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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국토양비료학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국토양비료학회 학회지
  • Volume : 51
  • No :3
  • Pages :189-196
  • Received Date : 2018-05-09
  • Revised Date : 2018-07-11
  • Accepted Date : 2018-07-31
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7745/KJSSF.2018.51.3.189
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