Abstract
Fertirrigation of melon still presents problems in relation to the type of the fertilizer used, mainly the biofertilizers. This experiment, installed in Uberaba, MG, Brazil, in a plastic module greenhouse of 768 m², tested treatments consisting of the conventional mineral fertirrigation and the organic fertirrigation, using two frequencies: daily and weekly. The best yields were obtained with daily fertilizer application, with superiority in relation to biofertilizers, with yield of 45.5 t ha-1 of fruit. This value was higher as compared to chemical products, that lead to a yield of 42.4 t ha-1. The weekly fertigation had lower productivities, and in this case, the biofertilizers also overcame the mineral, on the average 2.0 t ha-1. The best melon soluble solids values were obtained for the daily application of fertilizers, and the best treatment (P < 0.05) was the organic daily fertigation, with values of soluble solids content of 13.60° brix, followed by the daily chemical fertigation, with values of 12.52°. On the average, the amounts of soluble solids in melon were superior to the average found for Brazilian melons. Differences were not verified among the treatments for the variables pulp thickness and fruits pH. Regarding the peel thickness, the application of organic fertilizer sources presented a slight superiority in relation to chemical fertilizer treatments. No differences were verified among treatments in relation to the amount of fruits protein.
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Claim · model-written summary
Daily organic fertigation yielded 45.5 t ha-1 of melon fruit versus 42.4 t ha-1 for chemical products.
- Taxon
- melon
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Cucumis melot0 - Treatment
- daily fertilizer applicatione0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 45.5 t ha-1e0
- Qualifier
- 42.4 t ha-1e0
- Comparator
- chemical productse0
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Verbatim
e0“The best yields were obtained with daily fertilizer application, with superiority in relation to biofertilizers, with yield of 45.5 t ha-1 of fruit. This value was higher as compared to chemical products, that lead to a yield of 42.4 t ha-1.”
t0“Mineral and organomineral fertirrigation in relation to quality of greenhouse cultivated melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Weekly fertigation yielded less than daily fertigation, while biofertilizers outyielded mineral fertilizer by 2.0 t ha-1.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- biofertilizerse0
- Outcome
- productivitiese0
- Direction
- overcamee0
- Value
- 2.0 t ha-1e0
- Qualifier
- weekly fertigatione0
- Comparator
- minerale0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The weekly fertigation had lower productivities, and in this case, the biofertilizers also overcame the mineral, on the average 2.0 t ha-1.”
t0“Mineral and organomineral fertirrigation in relation to quality of greenhouse cultivated melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Daily organic fertigation gave the highest soluble solids content, 13.60° brix.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- organic daily fertigatione0
- Outcome
- soluble solids contente0
- Value
- 13.60° brixe0
- Qualifier
- 12.52°e0
- Comparator
- daily chemical fertigatione0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The best melon soluble solids values were obtained for the daily application of fertilizers, and the best treatment (P < 0.05) was the organic daily fertigation, with values of soluble solids content of 13.60° brix, followed by the daily chemical fertigation, with values of 12.52°.”
Claim · model-written summary
Melon soluble solids exceeded the average for Brazilian melons.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis meloe0
- Outcome
- soluble solidse0
- Direction
- superiore0
- Comparator
- Brazilian melonse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“On the average, the amounts of soluble solids in melon were superior to the average found for Brazilian melons.”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments did not differ in pulp thickness.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Outcome
- pulp thicknesse0
- Comparator
- treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Differences were not verified among the treatments for the variables pulp thickness and fruits pH.”
t0“Mineral and organomineral fertirrigation in relation to quality of greenhouse cultivated melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments did not differ in fruit pH.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Outcome
- fruits pHe0
- Comparator
- treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Differences were not verified among the treatments for the variables pulp thickness and fruits pH.”
t0“Mineral and organomineral fertirrigation in relation to quality of greenhouse cultivated melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Organic fertilizer produced slightly thicker melon peel than chemical fertilizer.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- organic fertilizer sourcese0
- Outcome
- peel thicknesse0
- Direction
- superioritye0
- Comparator
- chemical fertilizer treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Regarding the peel thickness, the application of organic fertilizer sources presented a slight superiority in relation to chemical fertilizer treatments.”
t0“Mineral and organomineral fertirrigation in relation to quality of greenhouse cultivated melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments did not differ in fruit protein content.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Outcome
- fruits proteine0
- Comparator
- treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“No differences were verified among treatments in relation to the amount of fruits protein.”
t0“Mineral and organomineral fertirrigation in relation to quality of greenhouse cultivated melon”
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