Influence of spacing on yield, quality and economics of watermelon

Abstract

An experiment entitled "Influence of spacing on yield, quality and economics of watermelon" was undertaken at Instructional farm department of vegetable science college of horticulture Dr. PDKV, Akola during summer season of 2018-2019 to study the influence of spacing on yield quality and economics of watermelon. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with four replications and five treatments viz. T1 (0.45 × 2.0 m) T2 (0.60 m × 2.0 m), T3 (0.75 m × 2.0 m), T4 (0.90 m × 2.0 m) and T5 (1.0 m × 2.0 m). As regard to yield parameter T5 (1.0 m × 2.0 m) was found superior in respect of days required for edible maturity, number of fruits plant -1 , average fruit weight and fruit yield kg plant -1 . While yield kg plot -1 and yield ha -1 were found maximum in treatment T1 (0.45 × 2.0 m). In respect of quality parameters, treatment T5 (1.0 × 2.0 m) recorded maximum fruit diameter, fruit length, TSS 0 Brix, reducing sugar, non-reducing and total sugar percent. Highest gross, net monetary returns and B:C ratio were obtained with treatment T1 (0.45 × 2.0 m). Therefore, treatment T1 (0.45 × 2.0 m) was found to be most remunerative considering B:C ratio.

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

“…Higher fruit volume was documented in wider spacing; the highest of 2737.44 cc being in D1 and the least of 2633.10cc in D3. Analogous findings were also viewed by [1] in watermelon and [22] in golden melon. In case of fruit thinning F2 recorded the highest (3260.03 cc) volume of fruits.…”

“…), is a member of the cucurbitaceae family, which is divided into several genera. The crop is said to have originated in Africa and spread around the world [1]. It is one of the significant cucurbits that is extensively grown and eaten as fruit by a sizable portion of the global populace.…”

Effect of crop geometry, fruit thinning and nutrient management on growth parameters of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus Thumb.)

“…belongs to the genus Citrullus under the family cucurbitaceae. The crop is believed to be native to Africa and has spread worldwide (Dahake et al, 2020) [1] . It is one among the important cucurbits which is cultivated widely and consumed by a large group of population around the world as fruit.…”