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The nitrogen concentration of the nutrient solution was reduced for a short period, in order to get a bigger root mass and less root death than normal. Root death was reduced but not prevented by manipulating the nitrogen concentration. There seemed to be a connection between root death and the time of the first harvest.
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Van Der Vlugt, J.L.F. The case: Rootsvs. fruits in the cucumber I. The effect of the nitrogen concentration in the recirculating nutrient solution on root death in cucumber. Plant Soil 98, 299–301 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02374834
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02374834