Abstract
An experiment was conducted at the Department of Olericulture, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala, to study the effect of fertigation, drip irrigation, and training levels on the yield and quality of watermelon under rain shelter. The treatments were factorial combinations of three fertigation levels (75, 100 and 125 % recommended dose (RD) of 70:50:120 NPK ha-1), two irrigation levels (0.6 and 0.8 evapotranspiration (ET) rates) and two training levels (nipping to one vine, nipping to two vines) arranged in randomized block design with two replications and control with surface irrigation, soil application of fertilizer and horizontal training of vines. Levels of fertigation and irrigation exerted a significant influence on fruit weight and yield plant-1. Total yields were highest at 100 % RD (115.68 t ha-1) as compared to 125 % RD (94.81 t ha-1). The number of fruits plant-1 was unaffected by ferigation and irrigation treatments. Vertical training of two vines in watermelon resulted in the highest number of fruits plant-1 (6.09). TSS was unaffected by fertilization, irrigation, or training levels. Under a rain shelter, lycopene and ascorbic acid levels were affected by a lack of irrigation.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Fertigation and irrigation levels significantly influenced fruit weight and yield per plant of watermelon.
- Taxon
- watermelon
Citrullus lanatust0 - Treatment
- Levels of fertigation and irrigatione1
- Outcome
- fruit weight and yield plant-1e1
- Setting
- Vellayani, Keralae0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
t0“Yield response of watermelon”
e0“Department of Olericulture, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala”
e1“Levels of fertigation and irrigation exerted a significant influence on fruit weight and yield plant-1”
Claim · model-written summary
Total yield was highest at 100 % RD fertigation compared with 125 % RD, at 115.68 t ha-1 versus 94.81 t ha-1.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- 100 % RDe1
- Outcome
- Total yieldse1
- Direction
- higheste1
- Value
- 115.68 t ha-1e1
- Comparator
- 125 % RDe1
- Setting
- Vellayani, Keralae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Yield response of watermelon”
e0“Department of Olericulture, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala”
e1“Total yields were highest at 100 % RD (115.68 t ha-1) as compared to 125 % RD (94.81 t ha-1)”
Claim · model-written summary
The number of fruits per plant was unaffected by fertigation and irrigation treatments.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- ferigation and irrigation treatmentse1
- Outcome
- number of fruits plant-1e1
- Direction
- unaffectede1
- Setting
- Vellayani, Keralae0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Yield response of watermelon”
e0“Department of Olericulture, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala”
e1“The number of fruits plant-1 was unaffected by ferigation and irrigation treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Vertical training of two vines in watermelon gave the highest number of fruits per plant (6.09).
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse1
- Treatment
- Vertical training of two vinese1
- Outcome
- number of fruits plant-1e1
- Direction
- higheste1
- Value
- 6.09e1
- Setting
- Vellayani, Keralae0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Department of Olericulture, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala”
e1“Vertical training of two vines in watermelon resulted in the highest number of fruits plant-1 (6.09)”
Claim · model-written summary
Total soluble solids (TSS) of watermelon was unaffected by fertilization, irrigation or training levels.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- fertilization, irrigation, or training levelse1
- Outcome
- TSSe1
- Direction
- unaffectede1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Yield response of watermelon”
e1“TSS was unaffected by fertilization, irrigation, or training levels”
Claim · model-written summary
Under a rain shelter, a lack of irrigation affected lycopene and ascorbic acid levels in watermelon.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- a lack of irrigatione1
- Outcome
- lycopene and ascorbic acid levelse1
- Setting
- rain sheltere1
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Yield response of watermelon”
e1“Under a rain shelter, lycopene and ascorbic acid levels were affected by a lack of irrigation”
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