EFFECT OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF WATERMELON, CV. TOP GUN
Nitrogen (N) is the second most important nutrient required by watermelons that can limit their growth and affect fruit quality when deficient. We evaluated the soil (N-nitrate) and foliar N contents and soluble-solid content of the watermelon 'Top Gun' in Brazil at six rates of N fertiliz...
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| author | RODRIGO HIYOSHI DALMAZZO NOWAKI ARTHUR BERNARDES CECÍLIO FILHO ROGÉRIO TEIXEIRA DE FARIA ANDERSON FERNANDO WAMSER JUAN WALDIR MENDONZA CORTEZ |
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| description | Nitrogen (N) is the second most important nutrient required by watermelons that can limit their growth and affect fruit quality when deficient. We evaluated the soil (N-nitrate) and foliar N contents and soluble-solid content of the watermelon 'Top Gun' in Brazil at six rates of N fertilization (0, 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 kg ha-1). N-nitrate and foliar N levels increased linearly with rate. Number of total and marketable fruit, weight of total and marketable fruit and total and marketable yields varied quadratically with rate. N rates of 187 and 184 kg ha-1 produced the highest total and marketable yields, respectively. The rate of N fertilization did not significantly affect total-solid content. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce051d50f44345dea68317801635c41f2022-12-22T00:49:27ZengUniversidade Federal Rural do Semi-ÁridoRevista Caatinga0100-316X1983-21252017-01-01301164171EFFECT OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF WATERMELON, CV. TOP GUNRODRIGO HIYOSHI DALMAZZO NOWAKIARTHUR BERNARDES CECÍLIO FILHOROGÉRIO TEIXEIRA DE FARIAANDERSON FERNANDO WAMSERJUAN WALDIR MENDONZA CORTEZNitrogen (N) is the second most important nutrient required by watermelons that can limit their growth and affect fruit quality when deficient. We evaluated the soil (N-nitrate) and foliar N contents and soluble-solid content of the watermelon 'Top Gun' in Brazil at six rates of N fertilization (0, 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 kg ha-1). N-nitrate and foliar N levels increased linearly with rate. Number of total and marketable fruit, weight of total and marketable fruit and total and marketable yields varied quadratically with rate. N rates of 187 and 184 kg ha-1 produced the highest total and marketable yields, respectively. The rate of N fertilization did not significantly affect total-solid content.http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=237148569018 |
| spellingShingle | RODRIGO HIYOSHI DALMAZZO NOWAKI ARTHUR BERNARDES CECÍLIO FILHO ROGÉRIO TEIXEIRA DE FARIA ANDERSON FERNANDO WAMSER JUAN WALDIR MENDONZA CORTEZ EFFECT OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF WATERMELON, CV. TOP GUN Revista Caatinga |
| title | EFFECT OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF WATERMELON, CV. TOP GUN |
| title_full | EFFECT OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF WATERMELON, CV. TOP GUN |
| title_fullStr | EFFECT OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF WATERMELON, CV. TOP GUN |
| title_full_unstemmed | EFFECT OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF WATERMELON, CV. TOP GUN |
| title_short | EFFECT OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF WATERMELON, CV. TOP GUN |
| title_sort | effect of nitrogen fertilization on yield and quality of watermelon cv top gun |
| url | http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=237148569018 |
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