Abstract
Nitrogen (N), a macronutrient essential for plant growth and development, plays a crucial role in chlorophyll formation, protein synthesis, and other photosynthetic pigments that affect photosynthesis efficiency and subsequent yield. A screen house experiment was carried out with the objective to investigating the impact of both individual and combined applications of organic and inorganic nitrogen sources as it affects performance, chlorophyll a, b, aþb, carotenoids, and nutritional qualities of cucumber fruit. Different rates of urea (U) fertilizer (0, 60, and 120 kg N ha−1) and cow dung (CD) [0, 6, and 12 tonnes ha−1] were applied sole and combined. The experimental layout was a completely randomized design (CRD) with three replicates. The collected data were subjected to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) using GENSTAT Discovery Software, Edition 4. Treatment means were conducted using Tukey’s test at a significance level of 0.05. The result indicated that there was an increase in the vegetative parameters of cucumber when applied with combined urea and cow dung as compared with the sole application of the two amendments. The photosynthetic pigments, vitamins and minerals were also found to increase with the application of combined organic and inorganic sources of N. The effects of the application of U60CD6, U60CD12, U120CD6, and U120CD12 were more pronounced on the vegetative growth, yield, photosynthetic pigments, vitamins and minerals contents of cucumber. Hence, it can be inferred that utilizing urea and cow dung in combination, specifically at the ratio of U60CD6, proves to be cost-effective and well-suited for cultivating cucumbers.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Combined urea and cow dung increased cucumber vegetative parameters relative to sole amendments.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativuse0 - Treatment
- combined urea and cow dunge0
- Outcome
- vegetative parameterse0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Comparator
- sole application of the two amendmentse0
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Verbatim
e0“there was an increase in the vegetative parameters of cucumber when applied with combined urea and cow dung as compared with the sole application of the two amendments”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined organic and inorganic nitrogen sources increased photosynthetic pigments.
- Treatment
- combined organic and inorganic sources of Ne0
- Outcome
- photosynthetic pigmentse0
- Direction
- increasee0
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Verbatim
e0“The photosynthetic pigments, vitamins and minerals were also found to increase with the application of combined organic and inorganic sources of N”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined organic and inorganic nitrogen sources increased vitamins and minerals.
- Treatment
- combined organic and inorganic sources of Ne0
- Outcome
- vitamins and mineralse0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedTaxonComparator
Verbatim
e0“The photosynthetic pigments, vitamins and minerals were also found to increase with the application of combined organic and inorganic sources of N”
Claim · model-written summary
U60CD6, U60CD12, U120CD6 and U120CD12 had more pronounced effects on cucumber growth, yield, pigments, vitamins and minerals.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- U60CD6, U60CD12, U120CD6, and U120CD12e0
- Outcome
- vegetative growth, yield, photosynthetic pigments, vitamins and minerals contentse0
- Direction
- more pronouncede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The effects of the application of U60CD6, U60CD12, U120CD6, and U120CD12 were more pronounced on the vegetative growth, yield, photosynthetic pigments, vitamins and minerals contents of cucumber”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend combined urea and cow dung at U60CD6 as cost effective for cucumber cultivation.
- Taxon
- cucumbersCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- urea and cow dung in combinatione0
- Outcome
- cost-effective and well-suited for cultivating cucumberse0
Not reportedValue
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“utilizing urea and cow dung in combination, specifically at the ratio of U60CD6, proves to be cost-effective and well-suited for cultivating cucumbers”