Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the productivity and quality of melon fruits as a function of the dose and time of application of biostimulant in the conditions of the semi-arid region of Paraíba. The experiment was carried out at the Federal University of Campina Grande, campus of Pombal - PB, Brazil, in a randomized block design in a 4 x 5 split plot scheme, with doses of biostimulant (0; 0.5; 1.0; 1, 5 and 2.0 L ha-1) and in the subset of the biostimulant application times (15; 20; 25 and 30 days before harvest - DAC), in four replications. Characteristics related to fruit production and quality were evaluated. There was no interaction between the factors of dose and application time of the biostimulant in any of the evaluated characteristics. Thus, the highest estimated values of number of fruits per plant, fruit mass and total melon production were obtained with the application of doses ranging from 0.9 to 1.5 L ha-1 and at the time of application it varied from 22,5 to 23.6 DAC. The content of soluble solids increased 5.5% when the biostimulant dose of 2.0 L ha-1 was used and 4.4% when the product was applied 15 days before harvest.
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
Biostimulant dose and application timing did not interact for the evaluated traits.
- Taxon
- Melon
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Cucumis melot0 - Outcome
- interaction between the factors of dose and application timee0
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Verbatim
e0“There was no interaction between the factors of dose and application time of the biostimulant in any of the evaluated characteristics”
t0“Melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Doses of 0.9 to 1.5 L ha-1, applied around 22,5 to 23.6 DAC, gave the highest estimated fruit number, fruit mass and total production.
- Taxon
- MelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- doses ranging from 0.9 to 1.5 L ha-1e0
- Outcome
- number of fruits per plant, fruit mass and total melon productione0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Qualifier
- 22,5 to 23.6 DACe0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“the highest estimated values of number of fruits per plant, fruit mass and total melon production were obtained with the application of doses ranging from 0.9 to 1.5 L ha-1 and at the time of application it varied from 22,5 to 23.6 DAC”
t0“Melon”
Claim · model-written summary
A 2.0 L ha-1 biostimulant dose increased soluble solids by 5.5%.
- Taxon
- MelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- biostimulant dose of 2.0 L ha-1e0
- Outcome
- content of soluble solidse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 5.5%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The content of soluble solids increased 5.5% when the biostimulant dose of 2.0 L ha-1 was used”
t0“Melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Applying biostimulant 15 days before harvest increased soluble solids by 4.4%.
- Taxon
- MelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- product was applied 15 days before harveste0
- Outcome
- content of soluble solidse1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 4.4%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“4.4% when the product was applied 15 days before harvest”
t0“Melon”
e1“The content of soluble solids increased 5.5% when the biostimulant dose of 2.0 L ha-1 was used and 4.4% when the product was applied 15 days before harvest.”
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