Impact of Rainfall Harvesting as a Fertigation Resources Using Autopot on Quality of Melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Abstract

Global climate changes which cause increasing the dry season and impact of decreasing in water resources. Water has an important role in agriculture sector especialy to the process of plant growth and water use efficiency while rainfall harvesting will impact of water quality .Fertigation and using autopot is an alternative of water used efficiency and plant nutrition. Fertigation also will affect the ability of melon (Cucumis melo L) to produce quality of melon especially water use efficiency, carbohydrate, protein, mineral, vitamin C and sweetness.. The methode of the research is descriptive analysis. The results showed that rainfall harvesting quality contained pH 5,6; electronic conductivity (EC) 0,22 mS/cm; TDS 3,075 mg/l; TSS 7,0 mg/l; and turbidity 5,29 NTU ;all thing appropriate to the melon needs except EC. Fertigation was significant effect to the yield of melon and avarage value of water used efficiency was 93,89% and total sweteness 10% brix; carbohydrate 2,65%; proten 1,94%; fat 0,3%; ash 0,89% and vitamine C 26,18%. In conclusion impact of water rainfall harvesting suitable and could applied for fertigation resources and using auto pot.

Impact of Soil Water Quality on Yield, Qualities and Water Consumptive Use of Melon (Cucumis Melo L)

“…III showed that water 95.19%; fat 0.88%; ash 0.57%; protein 1.37%; carbohydrate 1.99%; vitamin C 6.91% and sweeteners 9.4% 0Brix. When compared to research [9] data, that water in melon good on 93%; it means soil water irrigation good enough as irrigation resources for melon quality. The other parameters, for example, ash; melon is a good quality when ash 0.45%, while research results are 0.57%.…”

“…The research was carried out at the greenhouse located in Universitas Padjadjaran campus, Jatinangor Sumedang, West Java Province, Indonesia; is on 6'48'LS and 107'21' BT with an elevation of 753,96 m a.s.l with an average temperature 18-30 o C and humidity of 85 93% The research method is descriptive analysis, i.e., analyzing data quantitatively and investigating the link between the soil water qualities on consumptive water use; soil water qualities and melon's qualities were melon planted in on the autopot with growth media uses mixed of charcoal husk combined with zeolite with ratio 9:1 and 15 cm height [7] Soil water used to collect from the soil and stored to a water tank or in the big torrents, which each torrent content 5300 litres and in this research, had four torrents available. From big torrents, soil water delivered into small torrents in the greenhouse and combined with mineral nutrient or called fertigation and the end of irrigation supplying to melon crops with growth in autopot through at the small pipe [5].…”

“…Water in the ground can be collected in storage such as ponds or torrents and used as a source of fertigation water, especially in the dry season. The advantages to applied its technology were researcher did not need to control irrigation water daily because the autopot with smart valve is fully automated control irrigation and become more straight forward and less laborious [9].…”

“…Melon is a crop that is sensitive to the amount of water given [6]. The periods most affected by the amount of water supplied are during flowering and fruiting, whereas during the ripening period, water shortages do not substantially affect the yield of melons and their quality [7].…”

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