Successive silicate fertilizer application adversely affected cucumber growth.

silicate(4-) · growth · Cucumis sativus (cucumber)Positive and negative results

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1. positive
   All tested methods and times of potassium silicate application improved plant growth parameters of cucumber.

   Impact of Potassium Silicate Application on Meloidogyne incognita Infecting Cucumber Plant under Greenhouse Conditions · 2015

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2. positive
   Foliar spray with potassium silicate at 4% or 3% significantly increased plant height, number of leaves and fresh weight of cucumber plants.

   Effect of Foliar spray with Potassium Silicate on Growth, Yield, Quality and Storability of Cucumber Fruits · 2018 · compared with other treatments or untreated plants (control)

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3. positive
   Silicate increased shoot growth.

   Long Term Silicon Exposure Coordinately Downregulates Lipoxygenase Genes, Decreases Reactive Oxygen Species Level and Promotes Growth of Cucumber Plants in a Semi-Hydroponic Cultivation System · 2021

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4. no effect
   PS alone did not improve cucumber growth.

   Combined Use of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculants and Potassium Silicate for Improving Drought Tolerance in Cucumber · 2025

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fertilization · growth · Cucumis sativus (cucumber)Positive and negative results

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1. positive
   Combined amendments and PGPR increased shoot length by 88% at D2.

   Synergistic use of biochar, compost and plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria for enhancing cucumber growth under water deficit conditions · 2017 · compared with un-inoculated control

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2. positive
   Silicon dioxide nanofertilizer increased cucumber plant height, leaf number, and fresh and dry leaf weights relative to untreated plants.

   Role of Silicon Dioxide Nano Fertilizer in Mitigating Salt Stress on Growth, Yield and Chemical Composition of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) · 2017 · compared with untreated plants

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3. positive
   At 8 weeks after planting, 10 t/ha farmyard manure combined with 400 kg/ha fertilizer gave the longest cucumber vine length, 276.93 cm.

   Growth and yield of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) as influenced by farmyard manure and inorganic fertilizer · 2010

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4. positive
   Biochar, with or without CPM and NP, reduced the effect of nutrient deficiency on cucumber growth.

   Poultry Litter Biochar Increases Mycorrhizal Colonisation, Soil Fertility and Cucumber Yield in a Fertigation System on Sandy Soil · 2020

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5. positive
   Optimal daily fertigation promoted fine cucumber root growth.

   Effect of Optimal Daily Fertigation on Migration of Water and Salt in Soil, Root Growth and Fruit Yield of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) in Solar-Greenhouse · 2014 · compared with optimal interval fertigation

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6. positive
   Adequate water with chicken manure gave greatest leaf area index.

   Effect of Deficit Irrigation and Fertilization on Cucumber · 2009

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7. positive
   Cucumber seedlings grown in vermin compost had a significantly higher relative growth rate than those in commercial peat compost during the nursery stage.

   Effect of application method on the interaction between Beauveria bassiana and neem tree extract when combined for Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) control. · 2009 · compared with commercial peat compost

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8. positive
   Five percent fertilizer strongly stimulated cucumber root growth.

   Acute Toxicity of Experimental Fertilizers Made of Spent Coffee Grounds · 2017

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