Abstract
Muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) genotypes, Birdsnest 1 [`Qalya' (BN1)], Birdsnest 2 (BN2), and `Mission' (V) were used to determine the effects of differing plant architecture and spacing on fruit sugar concentration and yield. The BN1 and BN2 genotypes possessed a highly branched growth habit specific to birdsnest melon types, but not characteristic of standard indeterminate vining types (e.g., `Mission'). Experiments were conducted at both the Hancock and Arlington Experimental Farms in Wisconsin, where plant response to two within-row spacings [35 cm (72,600 plants/ha) and 70 cm (36,300 plants/ha)] in rows on 210-cm centers was examined. Genotypes were grown in a randomized complete-block design with four replications at each location and evaluated for primary lateral branch number, fruit number per plant and per hectare, average fruit weight, yield per plant (g), yield per hectare (t), and fruit sugar concentration. Yield, fruit number, and sugar concentration were higher for all genotypes at Arlington than at Hancock. The main effect of genotype was significant for all traits examined. Genotypes BN1 and V had higher mean fruit weight, yield per plant and per hectare, and fruit quality (fruit sugar concentration) than did BN2. Spacing affected all traits, except primary branch number and fruit sugar concentration. Fruit number and yield per plant and average fruit weight were higher with wider spacing, but yield (t·ha -1 ) and fruit number per hectare were lower.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
BN1 and BN2 had highly branched birdsnest growth habits unlike standard vining types.
- Taxon
- Muskmelon
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Cucumis meloe0 - Material
- BN1 and BN2e1
- Outcome
- highly branched growth habite1
- Comparator
- standard indeterminate vining typese1
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Verbatim
e0“Muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) genotypes”
e1“The BN1 and BN2 genotypes possessed a highly branched growth habit specific to birdsnest melon types, but not characteristic of standard indeterminate vining types (e.g., `Mission').”
Claim · model-written summary
Yield and fruit number were higher at Arlington than Hancock.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Outcome
- Yield, fruit numbere1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- Hancocke1
- Setting
- Arlingtone1
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Verbatim
e0“Muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) genotypes”
e1“Yield, fruit number, and sugar concentration were higher for all genotypes at Arlington than at Hancock.”
Claim · model-written summary
Sugar concentration was higher at Arlington than Hancock.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Outcome
- sugar concentratione1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- Hancocke1
- Setting
- Arlingtone1
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Verbatim
e0“Muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) genotypes”
e1“Yield, fruit number, and sugar concentration were higher for all genotypes at Arlington than at Hancock.”
Claim · model-written summary
Genotype significantly affected every examined trait.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Material
- genotypee1
- Outcome
- all traits examinede1
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) genotypes”
e1“The main effect of genotype was significant for all traits examined.”
Claim · model-written summary
BN1 and V exceeded BN2 in fruit weight, yield per plant and yield per hectare.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Material
- BN1 and Ve1
- Outcome
- mean fruit weight, yield per plant and per hectaree1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- BN2e1
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Verbatim
e0“Muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) genotypes”
e1“Genotypes BN1 and V had higher mean fruit weight, yield per plant and per hectare, and fruit quality (fruit sugar concentration) than did BN2.”
Claim · model-written summary
BN1 and V exceeded BN2 in fruit sugar concentration.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Material
- BN1 and Ve1
- Outcome
- fruit sugar concentratione1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- BN2e1
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Verbatim
e0“Muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) genotypes”
e1“Genotypes BN1 and V had higher mean fruit weight, yield per plant and per hectare, and fruit quality (fruit sugar concentration) than did BN2.”
Claim · model-written summary
Spacing affected all traits except branch number and fruit sugar concentration.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- Spacinge1
- Outcome
- all traitse1
- Qualifier
- except primary branch number and fruit sugar concentratione1
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) genotypes”
e1“Spacing affected all traits, except primary branch number and fruit sugar concentration.”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing increased fruit number and yield per plant and average fruit weight.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- wider spacinge1
- Outcome
- Fruit number and yield per plant and average fruit weighte1
- Direction
- highere1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) genotypes”
e1“Fruit number and yield per plant and average fruit weight were higher with wider spacing”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing lowered yield and fruit number per hectare.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- wider spacinge2
- Outcome
- yield (t·ha -1 ) and fruit number per hectaree1
- Direction
- lowere1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) genotypes”
e1“but yield (t·ha -1 ) and fruit number per hectare were lower.”
e2“wider spacing”
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