The use of nitrogen (N) fertilization has been shown to increase the quality and production of cucumber. Thus, the goal of this work was to evaluate crop management practices with and without shoot pruning and the application of N in a pickling cucumber crop under greenhouse conditions. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí Campus. The experimental design involved randomized blocks in a 2×5 factorial arrangement, with two different management treatments (with and without pruning) and five doses of N (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 kg ha -1 N), with four replicates. The doses of N were split among three applications at 15, 30 and 45 days after plant emergence. Each plot contained ten plants with a 0.2-m spacing between plants and a 0.8-m spacing between rows. The four central plants in each plot were evaluated, and the following assessments were performed: leaf N content, relative chlorophyll index, stem diameter, fruit length, fruit diameter, number of fruits, fruit fresh mass, fruit dry mass, shoot fresh mass, production per plant and total yield. The data were subjected to analysis of variance (F test) at the 5% probability level, and when significant effects were observed for the N doses, regression analyses were performed. Management with and without pruning directly influenced the production of pickling cucumber. The doses of N influenced the development and yield of cucumber under greenhouse conditions.