본 실험은 수확 18, 14, 11, 7, 0일전의 배양액내 질소중단이 결구상추의 생육과 품질에 미치는 영향을 조사한 것으로, 질소 중단으로 엽중 nitrate 함량은 상당량 감소하였다. 그러나 그와 동시에 생체중도 감소하였다. 수확 18일전 처리에서 결구된 겉잎의 nitrate 함량이 가장 낮았으며, 속잎은 수확 14일전 및 11일전 처리에서 가장 낮았다. 질소중단 기간이 길수록 양이온의 흡수가 저조하였다. 실험기간동안 pH는 0일전 및 7일전 처리구를 제외하고는 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, EC는 처리에 관계없이 계속적으로 증가하였다.

Lettuce plants(Lactuca sativa var. capitata L.) were subjected to nitrogen starvation for 18, 14, 11, 7, and 0 days before harvest. The nitrate content of lettuce was decreased greatly by nitrogen starvation and also its fresh weight. The nitrate content of the middle part of leaves was lowest at the treatment of 18 days before harvest. In the inner part it was lowest at the treatment of 11 and 14 days before harvest. The longer the period of nitrogen starvation was, the more were decreased the absorption rates of cations at harvest. During the experiment, the pH was decreased except the treatment of 7 days before harvest. The EC was continuously increased regardless of treatments.

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