Paper · 2024 · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change

Influence of Crop Geometry, Fruit Thinning and Nutrient Management on Yield and Yield -related Attributes of Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus Thumb.)

Bhabesh Deka; Jahnabi Hazarika; Pritom Kumar Borthakur; et al.

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Abstract

The present experiment was carried out during 2020-21 and 2021-22 in Jorhat, Assam with the objective to optimize the planting density for maximum yield and yield related attributes. The experiment was laid out in factorial randomized block Design with 3 factors viz. spacing, fruit thinning and INM (Integrated nutrient management) with three replications and the data of individual years were subjected to pooled analysis. The spacing levels were D1 (2.5m x 2m), D2 (1.5m x 1m) and D3 (1mx 1m) where F1 (no thinning), F2 (Thinning up-to 1 fruits /primary vine) and F3 (Thinning up-to2 fruits/primary vine) were the fruit thinning levels. A total of 4 INM treatments were given i.e. N1 (100% RDF), N2 (50% RDF + 50% RDN through FYM), N3 (50% RDF + 50% RDN through vermicompost) and N4 (50% RDF + 25% RDN through vermicompost + 25% RDN through FYM). The treatments significantly influenced the various parameters except a few. The experiment's findings showed that thinning the fruit and increasing the spacing between them had a favorable effect on the watermelon's growth and yield-related characteristics. Additionally, integrated nutrient management and fruit thinning at level F2 enhanced the watermelon's growth, yield, and quality metrics. Among the levels, N3 (50% RDF + 50% RDN through vemicompost was found to be the best.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Fruit thinning and wider spacing favored watermelon growth and yield related characteristics.

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WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
Treatment
thinning the fruit and increasing the spacing between theme0
Outcome
growth and yield-related characteristicse0
Direction
favorable effecte0

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Citrullus lanatus
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“Watermelon”

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“thinning the fruit and increasing the spacing between them had a favorable effect on the watermelon's growth and yield-related characteristics”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Integrated nutrient management and F2 fruit thinning enhanced watermelon growth, yield, and quality.

Taxon
WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
Treatment
integrated nutrient management and fruit thinning at level F2e0
Outcome
growth, yield, and quality metricse0
Direction
enhancede0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus · TaxonKumon · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Watermelon”

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“integrated nutrient management and fruit thinning at level F2 enhanced the watermelon's growth, yield, and quality metrics”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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N3 was reported as the best nutrient management level.

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WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
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N3e0
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beste0

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Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus · TaxonKumon · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Watermelon”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 109–119 · show in text ↑
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“Among the levels, N3 (50% RDF + 50% RDN through vemicompost was found to be the best.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1247–1332 · show in text ↑

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