Abstract
A study was conducted at the teaching and research farm of the Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) with an objective of determining the best rates for vermicompost application on red seedless watermelon var. Crimson sweet. In this research, watermelon crimson red flesh seedless variety was used as planting materials and different application rates of vermicompost were the major factor of the experiment. The research was a potted layout experiment in a completely randomized design (CRD). Sixteen ( Application of vermicompost at the rates of 5, 10, 15, 20 t ha -1 and untreated control were applied, with four replications each, single plant was taken as an experimental unit from each replicate. Vermicompost treatment at the rate of 15 t ha -1 increased stomatal conductance, transpiration rate and the least days required to 50% flowering was significantly different compared with other treatments and control. The vermicompost application at the rate of 20 t ha -1 positively influences leaf area, net photosynthetic rate, internal carbon dioxide, number of flowers and fruits weight of watermelon. This findings also revealed that quality properties of watermelon like rind thickeness, TSS, pH, anthocyanin, juice and ash contents were improved with the application rate of 20 t ha -1
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Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost at 15 t ha -1 increased watermelon stomatal conductance and transpiration rate versus other treatments and control.
Verbatim
e0“Vermicompost treatment at the rate of 15 t ha -1 increased stomatal conductance, transpiration rate and the least days required to 50% flowering was significantly different compared with other treatments and control”
t0“red seedless watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost at 15 t ha -1 required the fewest days to 50% flowering compared with other treatments and control.
Verbatim
e0“Vermicompost treatment at the rate of 15 t ha -1 increased stomatal conductance, transpiration rate and the least days required to 50% flowering was significantly different compared with other treatments and control”
t0“red seedless watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost at 20 t ha -1 positively influenced watermelon leaf area.
- Taxon
- watermelon
Citrullus lanatuse0 - Treatment
- vermicompost application at the rate of 20 t ha -1e0
- Outcome
- leaf areae0
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Verbatim
e0“vermicompost application at the rate of 20 t ha -1 positively influences leaf area, net photosynthetic rate, internal carbon dioxide, number of flowers and fruits weight of watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost at 20 t ha -1 positively influenced watermelon net photosynthetic rate and internal carbon dioxide.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- vermicompost application at the rate of 20 t ha -1e0
- Outcome
- net photosynthetic rate, internal carbon dioxidee0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“vermicompost application at the rate of 20 t ha -1 positively influences leaf area, net photosynthetic rate, internal carbon dioxide, number of flowers and fruits weight of watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost at 20 t ha -1 positively influenced watermelon flower number.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- vermicompost application at the rate of 20 t ha -1e0
- Outcome
- number of flowerse0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“vermicompost application at the rate of 20 t ha -1 positively influences leaf area, net photosynthetic rate, internal carbon dioxide, number of flowers and fruits weight of watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost at 20 t ha -1 positively influenced watermelon fruit weight.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- vermicompost application at the rate of 20 t ha -1e0
- Outcome
- fruits weighte0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“vermicompost application at the rate of 20 t ha -1 positively influences leaf area, net photosynthetic rate, internal carbon dioxide, number of flowers and fruits weight of watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost at 20 t ha -1 improved watermelon rind thickness, soluble solids and pH.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- application rate of 20 t ha -1e0
- Outcome
- rind thickeness, TSS, pHe0
- Direction
- improvede0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“quality properties of watermelon like rind thickeness, TSS, pH, anthocyanin, juice and ash contents were improved with the application rate of 20 t ha -1”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost at 20 t ha -1 improved watermelon anthocyanin, juice and ash contents.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- application rate of 20 t ha -1e0
- Outcome
- anthocyanin, juice and ash contentse0
- Direction
- improvede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“quality properties of watermelon like rind thickeness, TSS, pH, anthocyanin, juice and ash contents were improved with the application rate of 20 t ha -1”
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