Response of hybrid muskmelons to polyethylene row covers and black polyethylene mulch

Loy, J. Brent; Wells, Otho S.

doi:10.1016/0304-4238(75)90004-7

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“…The weight per fruit was not significantly different for either season. These findings agree with other studies investigating the influence of mulches on muskmelon yield (Berle et al, 1988;Bonanno and Lamont, 1987;Loy and Wells, 1975;Schales and Sheldrake, 1965).…”

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Relay-Intercropping Muskmelons with Scotch Pine Christmas Trees Using Plastic Mulch and Drip Irrigation

Lamont¹,

Hensley²,

Wiest³

et al. 1993

HortSci

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Two systems of relay-intercropping muskmelons (Cucumis melo L.) with Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Christmas trees using black plastic mulch and drip irrigation were evaluated for their potential to improve cash return. Returns ranged from a high of $26,200/ha for plastic mulch-drip irrigation and a selling price of $l.00/melon to a low of $6900/ha for bare ground-drip irrigation and a selling price of $0.40/melon. The benefit-cost index ranged from 24 to 3.4, depending on the system evaluated. Pine growth apparently was impeded by plastic mulch; however, increased yields of melons grown under plastic mulch may offset the slight decrease in pine growth.

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Relay-Intercropping Muskmelons with Scotch Pine Christmas Trees Using Plastic Mulch and Drip Irrigation

Lamont¹,

Hensley²,

Wiest³

et al. 1993

HortSci

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“…Protective covers restrict the air flow and radiation reaching the crop underneath, and may alter relative humidity (Gaye, Maurer, & Seywerd, 1991;Loy & Wells, 1975). Protective covers restrict the air flow and radiation reaching the crop underneath, and may alter relative humidity (Gaye, Maurer, & Seywerd, 1991;Loy & Wells, 1975).…”

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“…Bee behavior may have been influenced indirectly by environmental changes caused by covers. Protective covers restrict the air flow and radiation reaching the crop underneath, and may alter relative humidity (Gaye, Maurer, & Seywerd, 1991;Loy & Wells, 1975).…”

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Netted crop covers reduce honeybee foraging activity and colony strength in a mass flowering crop

Evans

Cutting

Jochym

et al. 2019

Ecology and Evolution

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The widespread use of protective covers in horticulture represents a novel landscape‐level change, presenting the challenges for crop pollination. Honeybees (Apis mellifera L) are pollinators of many crops, but their behavior can be affected by conditions under covers. To determine how netting crop covers can affect honeybee foraging dynamics, colony health, and pollination services, we assessed the performance of 52 nucleus honeybee colonies in five covered and six uncovered kiwifruit orchards. Colony strength was estimated pre‐ and postintroduction, and the foraging of individual bees (including pollen, nectar, and naïve foragers) was monitored in a subset of the hives fitted with RFID readers. Simultaneously, we evaluated pollination effectiveness by measuring flower visitation rates and the number of seeds produced after single honeybee visits. Honeybee colonies under cover exhibited both an acute loss of foragers and changes in the behavior of successful foragers. Under cover, bees were roughly three times less likely to return after their first trip outside the hive. Consequently, the number of adult bees in hives declined at a faster rate in these orchards, with colonies losing on average 1,057 ± 274 of their bees in under two weeks. Bees that did forage under cover completed fewer trips provisioning their colony, failing to reenter after a few short‐duration trips. These effects are likely to have implications for colony health and productivity. We also found that bee density (bees/thousand flowers) and visitation rates to flowers were lower under cover; however, we did not detect a resultant change in pollination. Our findings highlight the need for environment‐specific management techniques for pollinators. Improving honeybee orientation under covers and increasing our understanding of the effects of covers on bee nutrition and brood rearing should be primary objectives for maintaining colonies and potentially improving pollination in these systems.

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“…A resposta do meloeiro à irrigação está bem documentada (Loy & Wells, 1975;Bhella, 1988;Phene & Beale, 1976;Clough et al, 1990), visto que a freqüência e a oportunidade de aplicação da água influenciam sobremaneira a qualidade do fruto (Bhella & Wilcox, 1986;Bar-Yosef & Sagiv, 1986ae 1986b. O potássio tem papel relevante no rendimento do melão, mas o excesso pode causar desenvolvimento vegetativo de pouco vigor, frutos de menor peso médio e maturação prematura, diminuindo a assimilação de fósforo (Hariprakasa & Srinivas, 1990;Pinto et al, 1995).…”

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Qualidade pós-colheita de frutos de meloeiro fertirrigado com diferentes doses de potássio e lâminas de irrigação

Vásquez

Folegatti

Dias

et al. 2005

Rev. bras. eng. agríc. ambient.

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Em função de se desejar avaliar a qualidade pós-colheita de frutos de meloeiro fertirrigado com diferentes níveis de irrigação e doses de potássio, conduziu-se um estudo em ambiente protegido na área experimental do Departamento de Engenharia Rural da ESALQ/USP, localizado no município de Piracicaba, SP. Os tratamentos foram compostos da combinação de três fatores: duas posições de instalação das linhas porta-gotejadores (superficial, P1 = 0 e enterrado P2 = 0,2 m da superfície do solo), três lâminas de irrigação (L1 = 33%; L2 = 67% e L3 = 100% da evaporação diária do mini-tanque evaporimétrico) e quatro doses de potássio (K0 = 0; K1 = 6; K2 = 9 e K3 = 12 g de K2O por planta). O delineamento experimental adotado foi o de blocos casu-alizados completos com 3 repetições e os fatores estudados foram arranjados no esquema fatorial de 4 x 3 x 2. Os resultados mostram que a dose de 9 g de K(2)0 por planta e a lâmina de 269,6 mm proporcionaram maiores valores de sólidos solúveis totais. O pH dos frutos de melão cresceu com o aumento das doses de K(2)0 até a lâmina de 269,60 mm L2 e linhas porta-gotejadores enterradas. Houve um incremento na acidez total titulável com o aumento das doses de potássio, até 9 g de K2O por planta e, também, ligeiro decréscimo quando se aumentou o nível de irrigação para as linhas de porta-gotejadores enterradas.

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Response of hybrid muskmelons to polyethylene row covers and black polyethylene mulch

Cited by 26 publications

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Relay-Intercropping Muskmelons with Scotch Pine Christmas Trees Using Plastic Mulch and Drip Irrigation

Relay-Intercropping Muskmelons with Scotch Pine Christmas Trees Using Plastic Mulch and Drip Irrigation

Netted crop covers reduce honeybee foraging activity and colony strength in a mass flowering crop

Qualidade pós-colheita de frutos de meloeiro fertirrigado com diferentes doses de potássio e lâminas de irrigação

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