Effects of different irrigation programs on the growth, yield, and fruit quality of drip-irrigated melon

Yildirim, Osman; Halloran, Nilgün; Şengül, Neslihan

doi:10.3906/tar-0806-19

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“…It should be noted that this might be due to the climate, plant species, irrigation management, etc. The WUE values obtained in the study were similar to the maximum WUE values reported by Yıldırım et al (2009) and Yavuz et al (2021).…”

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Impact of grafting and deficit irrigation on yield of melon (cucumis melo l.)

Özbek,

Kaman

2023

Bangladesh J. Bot.

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An experiment was performed to evaluate the effects of grafting and deficit irrigation on yield of melon grown under different water stress conditions. The plant materials used in the study were Ünlü melon grafted on the rootstock of Ferro melon and ungrafted Ünlü melon species. Water was applied at the level of 80, 60 and 40% of the water applied to the full irrigation level (I100=100%). Grafting significantly affected the fruit number of the plants. The fruit number in the ungrafted applications was higher than that in the grafted applications. Effects of grafting application and irrigation level on fruit weight was significant. The fruit weight in the ungrafted applications was higher than that in the grafted applications. Outcome indicated that there was no significant loss in yield, fruit number, or fruit weight of melons under application of 20% water deficit to the plants. Findings also revealed that the amount of irrigation water for melon cultivation can be safely reduced by 20% under Mediterranean climate conditions. Bangladesh J. Bot. 52(4): 925-932, 2023 (December)

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confidence: 88%

Impact of grafting and deficit irrigation on yield of melon (cucumis melo l.)

Özbek,

Kaman

2023

Bangladesh J. Bot.

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“…In addition, growing netted melons requires strict cultivation conditions and complex management strategies, particularly in terms of the water status of the cultivation substrate ( 26 to 27 ). Inadequate substrate water status leads to yield loss, poor quality, low sugar content, and unaesthetic netted patterns ( 28 to 30 ). Dogan et al found that cultivation substrate water content served as a critical factor influencing sugar accumulation and specifically netted pattern formation ( 31 ).…”

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Comparison of Rhizospheric and Endophytic Bacterial Compositions between Netted and Oriental Melons

Xiao

Sun

et al. 2023

Microbiol Spectr

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“…Nevertheless, a water deficit may represent a significant abiotic stress factor in some crops, reducing the number of fruits per plant, fruit size, and yield. At the same time, it may also result in enhanced fruit quality, and production cost limitation, and limiting water application may reduce soil leaching and groundwater pollution [9][10][11][12][13]. Thus, the appropriate DI strategy should offer significant water savings and, at the same time, provide the right balance among yield, quality, and net return [14][15][16].…”

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“…The response of vegetable crops to DI may vary a lot according to the species, as each species can differently modify its physiological processes in relation to water stress intensity and when it occurs. Melon is highly sensitive to water deficits that may determine high yield loss, especially during flowering and fruit setting [17], while deficit irrigation during the ripening period does not influence fruit yield, but may improve fruit sugar content [12,17].…”

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Effect of Mycorrhizal Inoculation on Melon Plants under Deficit Irrigation Regimes

et al. 2023

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The shortage of good quantity and quality of water for irrigated agriculture is a major problem in arid and semiarid regions. To deal with this problem, deficit irrigation (DI) or arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation have been proposed and adopted for many crops as a tool to save water, or to improve crop tolerance to drought stress. An experiment was conducted for two consecutive years to evaluate the effect of mycorrhizal inoculation on the physiological, morphological, yield, and quality characteristics of melon plants grown under deficit irrigation. Melon crop (Cucumis melo L. cv. Helios) was grown under field conditions adopting a split-plot design with four replications, where DI was the main factor and AMF inoculation was the secondary factor. DI treatments consisted of applying 60%, 80%, or 100% of crop evapotranspiration (ETc) on melon plants inoculated or not with a commercial biostimulant containing 50% of Rhizophagus irregularis, and 50% of Funneliformis mosseae. Moderate and severe deficit irrigation significantly reduced the relative water content, stomatal conductance, yield, nitrogen applied efficiency (NAE), and fruit firmness of the uninoculated plants, but significantly increased irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) and the ascorbic acid content of the fruit. AMF had a positive effect on plant tolerance to moderate water stress, and on some fruit quality parameters (fruit length, firmness, and sugar content). The combined use of moderate deficit irrigation (80%) and soil inoculation with AMF on melon plants allows water savings without affecting fruit yield, and increases IWUE, NAE, and some fruit quality characteristics (firmness, SSC, and SSC/TA). Furthermore, the use of AMF plants could be worth it to reduce the yield loss and increase fruit quality, even with severe deficit irrigation (60%).

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Effects of different irrigation programs on the growth, yield, and fruit quality of drip-irrigated melon

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

Impact of grafting and deficit irrigation on yield of melon (cucumis melo l.)

Impact of grafting and deficit irrigation on yield of melon (cucumis melo l.)

Comparison of Rhizospheric and Endophytic Bacterial Compositions between Netted and Oriental Melons

Effect of Mycorrhizal Inoculation on Melon Plants under Deficit Irrigation Regimes

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