Abstract
This study was conducted in order to determine the effect of different plant densities (4762, 7143, 9524, 14286, 28571 plants ha(-1)) on the fruit yield and some other yield components of fodder watermelon under typical Mediterranean climate conditions during summer period of 2012 and 2013. Results indicated that average number of fruit per plant increased by decreasing plant densities but not single fruit weight and soluble solid content. It was suggested that 9524 plants ha(-1) (210x50cm) of fodder watermelon was the most successful crop density regarding the total fruit yield (189 t ha(-1)). It was also concluded that fodder watermelon fruits can be easily stored 210 days with 24% weight loss without any rot.
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit number per plant increased with decreasing plant density in fodder watermelon.
- Taxon
- fodder watermelone0
- Treatment
- decreasing plant densitiese1
- Outcome
- average number of fruit per plante1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Setting
- Mediterranean climate conditionse4
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Verbatim
e0“yield components of fodder watermelon”
e1“average number of fruit per plant increased by decreasing plant densities but not single fruit weight and soluble solid content”
e4“under typical Mediterranean climate conditions during summer period of 2012 and 2013”
Claim · model-written summary
Single fruit weight and soluble solid content did not change with decreasing plant density in fodder watermelon.
- Taxon
- fodder watermelone0
- Treatment
- decreasing plant densitiese1
- Outcome
- single fruit weight and soluble solid contente1
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede1
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“yield components of fodder watermelon”
e1“average number of fruit per plant increased by decreasing plant densities but not single fruit weight and soluble solid content”
Claim · model-written summary
A density of 9524 plants per hectare gave the most successful total fruit yield of 189 t/ha.
- Taxon
- fodder watermelone0
- Treatment
- 9524 plants ha(-1)e2
- Outcome
- total fruit yielde2
- Direction
- most successfule2
- Value
- 189 t ha(-1)e2
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“yield components of fodder watermelon”
e2“It was suggested that 9524 plants ha(-1) (210x50cm) of fodder watermelon was the most successful crop density regarding the total fruit yield (189 t ha(-1))”
Claim · model-written summary
Fodder watermelon fruits stored 210 days with 24% weight loss and without rot.
Verbatim
e0“yield components of fodder watermelon”
e3“fodder watermelon fruits can be easily stored 210 days with 24% weight loss without any rot”
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