FRUIT YIELD AND QUALITY OF MELON PLANTS GROWN IN SEMI-HYDROPONIC SYSTEM

The State of Rio Grande do Norte is the second largest exporter of melon in Brazil. The semi-hydroponic cultivation has become an alternative to improve the efficiency production due facility in water and nutrient uptake by plants. In order to evaluate the effects of the macronutrient concentration...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de agricultura irrigada 2017-01, Vol.11 (6), p.1914
Main Authors: Karen Mariany Pereira Silva, Cosme, Christiano Rebouças, Nildo da Silva Dias, Ítalo Sorac Rafael de Queiroz, José Amilton Santos Junior, Adriana Araujo Diniz
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Crop yield
Cultivation
Dental caries
Fruits
Hydroponics
Mineral nutrients
Nutrient concentrations
Nutrient solutions
Nutrient uptake
pH effects
Pulp
Quality assessment
Quality control
Solutions
Sugar
Uptake
Yields
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Summary:The State of Rio Grande do Norte is the second largest exporter of melon in Brazil. The semi-hydroponic cultivation has become an alternative to improve the efficiency production due facility in water and nutrient uptake by plants. In order to evaluate the effects of the macronutrient concentration in nutrient solution of melon plants (Cucumis melo L., cv. Galia) grown in semi-hydroponic system, an experiment was carried out in greenhouse condition utilizing randomized blocks, with five treatments and five replications. The treatment macronutrient concentrations of nutrient solution applied were 12.5, 25, 50, 75 e 100% from standard nutrient solutions to melon crop. The average weigh of fruit, transverse and longitudinal diameters, transverse and longitudinal internal cavities, rind and pulp thickness, total soluble solids, titratable acids, pH, total sugars and maturation index were recorded at the end of the experiment. The analysis results of fruit yield and quality assessment indicated that the concentration 75% from standard nutrient solution provided average weigh and post-harvest quality of melon fruits.
ISSN:1982-7679