Table 2 The interactive effects of cultivation system and nutrient solution on height, node number (Node No.), internode length, shoot fresh mass (SFM), shoot dry mass (SDM), root fresh mass (RFM) and rood dry mass (RDM) of cucumber plant.

From: Comparison of the growth, fruit quality and physiological characteristics of cucumber fertigated by three different nutrient solutions in soil culture and soilless culture systems

Cultivation system

Nutrient solution

Height

(cm)

Node No. (Plant−1)

Internode Length (cm)

SFM

(g.plant−1)

SDM (g.plant−1)

RFM (g.plant−1)

RDM (g.plant−1)

Hydroponics

Hoagland

278.65a

25.01a

10.42c

623.79a

81.79a

94.52a

41.62ab

Papadopoulos

256.83 cd

23.44 cd

11.16a

599.93bc

63.74c

87.12b

37.49bc

Commercial

262.27b

23.90b

10.87b

612.41a

71.78b

96.79a

45.10a

Soil

Hoagland

259.98bc

23.28de

10.73b

591.31c

63.27 cd

85.41bc

31.52d

Papadopoulos

246.65e

22.85f.

11.22a

540.11e

54.90e

65.48d

25.62e

Commercial

250.67de

23.05e

10.61c

558.35d

59.03de

81.23c

34.76 cd

  1. In each column, means with similar letters did not show a significant difference statistically at the 5% level in the Duncan’s multiple range test.
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