Production and quality of melons grown in two different substrates under soilless cultivation
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2003-12-01
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Cecilio Filho, A. B. [UNESP]
May, A. [UNESP]
Branco, R. B F [UNESP]
Braz, L. T. [UNESP]
Peixoto, J. R.
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This investigation was conducted at UNESP, Jaboticabal campus, São Paulo, Brazil, from March 8 to June 21, 1999, to evaluate net melon yield and fruit quality, using soilless culture. 'Bônus 2' and 'Mission' cultivars were grown in a substrate of ground quartz or thick sand, in a randomized block experimental design. Leaf and stem dry matter production, leaf size and soluble solids content of the fruit, of 'Bônus 2' were superior to 'Mission'. There was a significant interaction for the evaluated characteristics of fruit dry mass production and yield. The largest accumulation of fruit dry mass and yield of the 'Bônus 2' cultivar (61,325 kg/ha) was observed when a substrate of ground quartz was used, while the yield for the 'Mission' cultivar was higher in a substrate of thick sand (42,125 kg/ha).
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Cucumis melo, Cultivar, Net melon, Protected cultivation, Substrate, Yield
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Acta Horticulturae, v. 607, p. 163-168.