Investigation of Some Effective Factors on Yield Traits of Pepino (Solanum muricatum) as a New Vegetable in Iran

Abstract

To find out the effects of media culture and foliar fertilization on some yield traits including the number of fruits per bush, mean weight of fruit, yield of per bush, long of fruits and diameter of fruits 9 months completely randomized factorial experiment (3 x 5) with four replications was conducted. Media culture treatments include 5 levels namely soil; mixture of soil and vermy compost; mixture of soil and sand; mixture of soil and peat moss and mixture of soil, sand and peat moss. Foliar fertilization treatments include 3 levels namely applying once a week, once a 3 week and no fertilization (control). The results showed that the media culture treatments on the whole of traits and foliar fertilization also on the whole of traits except yield of per bush had a significant difference (p < 0.01). In the foliar fertilization except yield per bush the once a 3 week fertilization caused highest increase than other treatments and in the media culture treatments, the mixture of soil and peat moss showed highest increase than other treatments.

Biotechnological plant breeding applied to purple blackberries

“…Finally, the Pepino fruit was significant during pre-Columbian times; in its region of origin exists pottery representations and depictions from the Mochica (approximately 500 AD) 32,33 , and Nazca cultures in Peru 34 , and many references by the first Spanish chroniclers 35 . There was a rediscovery of the Pepino for commercial exploitation in the 1970s-80s, stimulated by the attempts to introduce exotic fruits [36][37][38] , and several cultivars were released at that time 36,39,40 .…”

Morphogenetic Study of Pepino and Other Members of Solanaceae Family

“…It is a delicious flavored fruit similar to honeydew or rock melon. This plant food is considered as a fruit in Europe, and it has been cultivated as a new vegetable in Iran [4]. The variety of fruit size, shape, color and flavor among pepino clones is remarkable.…”