Abstract
Water and nitrogen availability are fundamental for obtaining a high yield of the watermelon plant. However, the appropriate levels of irrigation and nitrogen to be applied according to specific cultivation conditions should be previously determined. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of irrigation and nitrogen levels in fertigation on the phytotechnical parameters and yield of the Top Gun hybrid watermelon plant. The experiment was conducted at São Luiz Ranch, in Bom Jesus (PI), from August 4 to October 15, 2015. The blocks in strips experimental design was used with four repetitions, and the treatments consisted of five irrigation depths (114.17, 156.86, 221.16, 268.87, and 317.09 mm) and five doses of nitrogen in fertigation (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 kg ha-1). The growth rate of the main and primary branches, leaf area, specific leaf area, stem diameter, dry mass of the aerial part, number of fruits, and commercial production per plant were evaluated. Both hydric and nutritional stress caused decreased growth rates, leaf areas, and specific leaf areas, and the highest growth expressions were found with the combination of a 317.09 mm irrigation depth and 200 kg ha-1 nitrogen. The irrigation depths did not influence the diameter of the stem nor the accumulation of dry mass. Nitrogen doses did not influence the number of fruits and production. The 247.95 mm irrigation depth promoted the highest commercial fruit production of the watermelon plant.
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Hydric and nutritional stress decreased growth rates, leaf areas and specific leaf areas.
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- watermelon plants
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- hydric and nutritional stresse0
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- growth rates, leaf areas, and specific leaf arease0
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- decreasede0
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e0“Both hydric and nutritional stress caused decreased growth rates, leaf areas, and specific leaf areas, and the highest growth expressions were found with the combination of a 317.09 mm irrigation depth and 200 kg ha-1 nitrogen.”
t0“Phytotechnical parameters and yield of watermelon plants under different irrigation and nitrogen levels”
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The 317.09 mm irrigation and 200 kg ha-1 nitrogen combination gave the highest growth expression.
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- watermelon plantsCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- 317.09 mm irrigation depth and 200 kg ha-1 nitrogene0
- Outcome
- growth expressionse0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“Both hydric and nutritional stress caused decreased growth rates, leaf areas, and specific leaf areas, and the highest growth expressions were found with the combination of a 317.09 mm irrigation depth and 200 kg ha-1 nitrogen.”
t0“Phytotechnical parameters and yield of watermelon plants under different irrigation and nitrogen levels”
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Irrigation depth did not influence stem diameter or dry mass accumulation.
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- watermelon plantsCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- irrigation depthse0
- Outcome
- diameter of the stem nor the accumulation of dry masse0
- Direction
- did not influencee0
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e0“The irrigation depths did not influence the diameter of the stem nor the accumulation of dry mass.”
t0“Phytotechnical parameters and yield of watermelon plants under different irrigation and nitrogen levels”
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Nitrogen doses did not influence fruit number or production.
- Taxon
- watermelon plantsCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- Nitrogen dosese0
- Outcome
- number of fruits and productione0
- Direction
- did not influencee0
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e0“Nitrogen doses did not influence the number of fruits and production.”
t0“Phytotechnical parameters and yield of watermelon plants under different irrigation and nitrogen levels”
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A 247.95 mm irrigation depth gave the highest commercial fruit production.
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- watermelon plantCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- 247.95 mm irrigation depthe0
- Outcome
- commercial fruit productione0
- Direction
- higheste0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The 247.95 mm irrigation depth promoted the highest commercial fruit production of the watermelon plant.”
t0“Phytotechnical parameters and yield of watermelon plants under different irrigation and nitrogen levels”
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