Influence of spacing and pruning on growth, yield and economics of off-season long melon (Cucumis melo)
Long melon [Cucumis melo var. utilissimus (Roxb.) Duthie & Fuller] cultivation in open field condition in northern India is hampered due to extremes of the temperature from September to January. Therefore, the present study was carried out to explore possibility for off-season production of long...
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| author | AWANI KUMAR SINGH NAVED SAVER GOGRAJ SINGH JAT JOGENDRA SINGH VEERPAL SINGH AJEET SINGH ANIL KUMAR |
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| description | Long melon [Cucumis melo var. utilissimus (Roxb.) Duthie & Fuller] cultivation in open field condition in northern India is hampered due to extremes of the temperature from September to January. Therefore, the present study was carried out to explore possibility for off-season production of long melon under protected conditions at Center for Protected Cultivation Technology (CPCT), ICAR-IARI, New Delhi in 2016–17 and 2017–18. Seedlings were transplanted as per five different spacing and branch pruning methods. The combination of closer spacing with maximum branch node pruning method under polyhouse structure was found better for off-season long melon production. Flowering appeared earlier by 4.02 days, first fruit picking by 5 days, additional number of pickings (5 times) and harvesting period extended by 60 days in polyhouse compared to insect proof net-house structure. The closer spacing S1 (50 cm × 20 cm) exhibited maximum weight of fruits, fruit yield, gross income as well as net-income and B: C ratio. Among pruning methods, complete branch pruning method P1 (single stem cultivation or branch less cultivation) contributed positively significant effect on all parameters of long melon. The combination of polyhouse structure with closer spacing (50 cm × 20 cm) and optimum branch pruning (after one node cutting) gave highest yield and net income per unit area for off-season cultivation of long melon. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ef65fffc8a2441e8cadf18f2417002a2023-02-08T11:12:49ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchThe Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences0019-50222394-33192022-03-0192210.56093/ijas.v92i2.122212Influence of spacing and pruning on growth, yield and economics of off-season long melon (Cucumis melo)AWANI KUMAR SINGH0NAVED SAVER1GOGRAJ SINGH JAT2JOGENDRA SINGH3VEERPAL SINGH4AJEET SINGH5ANIL KUMAR6ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, IndiaLong melon [Cucumis melo var. utilissimus (Roxb.) Duthie & Fuller] cultivation in open field condition in northern India is hampered due to extremes of the temperature from September to January. Therefore, the present study was carried out to explore possibility for off-season production of long melon under protected conditions at Center for Protected Cultivation Technology (CPCT), ICAR-IARI, New Delhi in 2016–17 and 2017–18. Seedlings were transplanted as per five different spacing and branch pruning methods. The combination of closer spacing with maximum branch node pruning method under polyhouse structure was found better for off-season long melon production. Flowering appeared earlier by 4.02 days, first fruit picking by 5 days, additional number of pickings (5 times) and harvesting period extended by 60 days in polyhouse compared to insect proof net-house structure. The closer spacing S1 (50 cm × 20 cm) exhibited maximum weight of fruits, fruit yield, gross income as well as net-income and B: C ratio. Among pruning methods, complete branch pruning method P1 (single stem cultivation or branch less cultivation) contributed positively significant effect on all parameters of long melon. The combination of polyhouse structure with closer spacing (50 cm × 20 cm) and optimum branch pruning (after one node cutting) gave highest yield and net income per unit area for off-season cultivation of long melon.https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/122212IP net-houseLong melonPolyhousePruningSpacing |
| spellingShingle | AWANI KUMAR SINGH NAVED SAVER GOGRAJ SINGH JAT JOGENDRA SINGH VEERPAL SINGH AJEET SINGH ANIL KUMAR Influence of spacing and pruning on growth, yield and economics of off-season long melon (Cucumis melo) The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences IP net-house Long melon Polyhouse Pruning Spacing |
| title | Influence of spacing and pruning on growth, yield and economics of off-season long melon (Cucumis melo) |
| title_full | Influence of spacing and pruning on growth, yield and economics of off-season long melon (Cucumis melo) |
| title_fullStr | Influence of spacing and pruning on growth, yield and economics of off-season long melon (Cucumis melo) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of spacing and pruning on growth, yield and economics of off-season long melon (Cucumis melo) |
| title_short | Influence of spacing and pruning on growth, yield and economics of off-season long melon (Cucumis melo) |
| title_sort | influence of spacing and pruning on growth yield and economics of off season long melon cucumis melo |
| topic | IP net-house Long melon Polyhouse Pruning Spacing |
| url | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/122212 |
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