Effect of transplanting on earliness and total yield of watermelon

Studies were conducted at the NFREC, Quincy, and AREC, Live Oak, Fla., to compare watermelon { Citrullus lanatus [(Thumb.) Matsum & Nakai]} plant establishment by transplanting and direct-seeding. Cultivars used were `Charleston Gray' in 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1989; `Jubilee' in 1988 an...

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Published in:HortTechnology (Alexandria, Va.) Va.), 1994-04, Vol.4 (2), p.141-143
Main Authors: Olson, S.M, Hochmuth, G.J, Hochmuth, R.C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CITRULLUS LANATUS
CROP ESTABLISHMENT
CROP YIELD
CULTIVARS
DIRECT SOWING
ESTABLECIMIENTO DE PLANTAS
ETABLISSEMENT DE LA PLANTE
FLORIDA
FLORIDE
FRUITS
FRUTAS
PLANT ESTABLISHMENT
RENDEMENT DES CULTURES
RENDIMIENTO DE CULTIVOS
REPIQUAGE
SEMIS DIRECT
SIEMBRA DIRECTA
TRANSPLANTING
TRASPLANTE
VARIEDADES
VARIETAL REACTIONS
VARIETE
VARIETIES
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Summary:Studies were conducted at the NFREC, Quincy, and AREC, Live Oak, Fla., to compare watermelon { Citrullus lanatus [(Thumb.) Matsum & Nakai]} plant establishment by transplanting and direct-seeding. Cultivars used were `Charleston Gray' in 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1989; `Jubilee' in 1988 and 1989; and `Crimson Sweet' in 1987 to 1990. Early yields were greater with transplants for all three cultivars in all years. With `Charleston Gray', total yields with transplants were higher in 1985 and 1989, but not in 1984 or 1986. The average fruit weights with transplants were also greater in 1985 and 1989 than in 1984 or 1986. With `Jubilee', total yield with transplants was higher in 1989, but not in 1988. Average fruit weight with transplants was greater in 1989 than in 1988. With `Crimson Sweet', total yields were higher with transplants in 1989 and 1990, but not in 1987 or 1988, but fruits were larger with transplanting compared to direct-seeding only in 1990. In all experiments, yields with transplants were never less than those with direct-seeded plants.
ISSN:1063-0198
1943-7714
DOI:10.21273/horttech.4.2.141