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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT NITROGEN RATES ON FRUIT YIELD AND QUALITY OF GRAFTED AND NON-GRAFTED MUSKMELON
Article number
1086_32
Pages
255 – 259
Language
English
Abstract
Non-grafted and grafted muskmelon plants of cultivar Samsooriwere evaluated for yields and fruit quality under three nitrogen (N) rates (60, 120 and 180 kg.ha-1) in open field conditions.
The hybrid Ace (Cucurbita maxima × C. moschata) was used as rootstock.
Increasing N fertilization rate from 60 to 120 kg.ha-1 increased marketable yield by 23.4%, whereas increasing N rate from 120 to 180 kg.ha-1 decreased muskmelon production by 19.7%. Marketable yield was higher by 18.85% in grafted than compared to in nongrafted plants.
Increasing N fertilization rates from 60 to 120 kg.ha-1 increased fruit dry biomass with the highest value recorded with 120 kg.ha-1 of N. Flesh firmness decreased in response to an increase in N fertilization with the highest values recorded on plants receiving 60 kg.ha-1. In contrast TSS, DM contents in fruits harvested from grafted plants were significantly higher by 9.9% than nongrafted plants.
The hybrid Ace (Cucurbita maxima × C. moschata) was used as rootstock.
Increasing N fertilization rate from 60 to 120 kg.ha-1 increased marketable yield by 23.4%, whereas increasing N rate from 120 to 180 kg.ha-1 decreased muskmelon production by 19.7%. Marketable yield was higher by 18.85% in grafted than compared to in nongrafted plants.
Increasing N fertilization rates from 60 to 120 kg.ha-1 increased fruit dry biomass with the highest value recorded with 120 kg.ha-1 of N. Flesh firmness decreased in response to an increase in N fertilization with the highest values recorded on plants receiving 60 kg.ha-1. In contrast TSS, DM contents in fruits harvested from grafted plants were significantly higher by 9.9% than nongrafted plants.
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Authors
M. Esmaeili, R. Salehi, M.R. Taheri, M. Babalar , H. Mohammadi
Keywords
Cucurbita rootstocks, grafting, scion, fertilizer application
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