TY  - JOUR
T1  - Responses of Productivity and Quality of Cucumber to Application of the Two Bio-Fertilizers (Humic Acid and Nitroxin) in Fall Planting
AU - Sure, Shirzad AU - Arooie, Hosein AU - Sharifzade, Kamaladin AU - Dalirimoghadam, Reza 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 7
IS  - 6
SP  - 401
EP  - 404
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2012.401.404
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2012.401.404
KW  - Bio-fertilizer
KW  -cucumber
KW  -fall planting
KW  -humic acid
KW  -nitroxin
KW  -Iran
AB  - Bio-fertilizers are low cost renewable source of plant nutrients which supplement chemical fertilizers. In this study, researchers determine the influence of exogenously applied two bio-fertilizers humic acid and nitroxin on morphological characteristics, fruit yield and quality of cucumber grown under direct soil conditions in a fall planting. The experiments were carried out in a factorial trial based on completely randomized block design with three replicates. The treatments were foliar application of humic acid at 0, 10, 20 and 30 mL<SUP>-1</SUP> and nitroxin at 0, 10, 20 and 30 mL<SUP>-1</SUP>. Humic acid and nitroxin spray started in two true leaf stages for 3 times. The results showed that all humic acid and nitroxin treatments had significant effects on growth, yield and chemical characteristics including: Number of leaf/plant DM(%) plant, fruit diameter and length, fruit yield ha<SUP>-1</SUP>. Also, fruit quality such as fruit firmness, total soluble sugars, fruit skin total chlorophyll, fruit skin chlorophyll a, fruit skin chlorophyll b were affected by bio-fertilizers (humic acid and nitroxin). Spraying with humic acid 30 mL<SUP>-1</SUP> can be a suitable treatment for enhancing growth and yield of cucumber plant.
ER  -