Foliar Mineral Treatments for The Reduction of Melon (<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.) Fruit Cracking
Fruit cracking affects many types of crops and is a major problem since the breakage of the surface of the fruit produces high economic losses. Numerous studies have looked at different ways to prevent this, mainly in melon, but with a low success rate. In this work, a standardisation of the inducti...
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| author | Alvaro Lopez-Zaplana Gloria Bárzana Agatha Agudelo Micaela Carvajal |
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| description | Fruit cracking affects many types of crops and is a major problem since the breakage of the surface of the fruit produces high economic losses. Numerous studies have looked at different ways to prevent this, mainly in melon, but with a low success rate. In this work, a standardisation of the induction of cracking is proposed that involves changes in the irrigation pattern (high conductivity or double irrigation). The prevention of the appearance of cracking was carried out through different foliar mineral treatments. The incidence of cracking was studied in relation to gas exchange variables and the concentrations of minerals in tissues. Our results show a more pronounced increase in cracking with double irrigation. Multiple elements were found to be associated with cracking such as B, Ca, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, and Zn. Furthermore, foliar application of different microelements (B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, and Zn) decreased the melon cracking incidence, thus assigning to the appropriate combination of these elements a crucial role in cracking amelioration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0cc27e2cef4482bbd662b97b133c1722023-11-20T21:30:46ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952020-11-011011181510.3390/agronomy10111815Foliar Mineral Treatments for The Reduction of Melon (<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.) Fruit CrackingAlvaro Lopez-Zaplana0Gloria Bárzana1Agatha Agudelo2Micaela Carvajal3Aquaporins Group, Plant Nutrition Department, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS-CSIC), Campus Universitario de Espinardo, Edificio 25, 30100 Murcia, SpainAquaporins Group, Plant Nutrition Department, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS-CSIC), Campus Universitario de Espinardo, Edificio 25, 30100 Murcia, SpainSakata Seed Ibérica S.L, Pl. Poeta Vicente Gaos, 6 bajo, 46021 Valencia, SpainAquaporins Group, Plant Nutrition Department, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS-CSIC), Campus Universitario de Espinardo, Edificio 25, 30100 Murcia, SpainFruit cracking affects many types of crops and is a major problem since the breakage of the surface of the fruit produces high economic losses. Numerous studies have looked at different ways to prevent this, mainly in melon, but with a low success rate. In this work, a standardisation of the induction of cracking is proposed that involves changes in the irrigation pattern (high conductivity or double irrigation). The prevention of the appearance of cracking was carried out through different foliar mineral treatments. The incidence of cracking was studied in relation to gas exchange variables and the concentrations of minerals in tissues. Our results show a more pronounced increase in cracking with double irrigation. Multiple elements were found to be associated with cracking such as B, Ca, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, and Zn. Furthermore, foliar application of different microelements (B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, and Zn) decreased the melon cracking incidence, thus assigning to the appropriate combination of these elements a crucial role in cracking amelioration.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/11/1815<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.crackingsplittingcracking inductionfoliar nutritionmineral content |
| spellingShingle | Alvaro Lopez-Zaplana Gloria Bárzana Agatha Agudelo Micaela Carvajal Foliar Mineral Treatments for The Reduction of Melon (<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.) Fruit Cracking Agronomy <i>Cucumis melo</i> L. cracking splitting cracking induction foliar nutrition mineral content |
| title | Foliar Mineral Treatments for The Reduction of Melon (<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.) Fruit Cracking |
| title_full | Foliar Mineral Treatments for The Reduction of Melon (<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.) Fruit Cracking |
| title_fullStr | Foliar Mineral Treatments for The Reduction of Melon (<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.) Fruit Cracking |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foliar Mineral Treatments for The Reduction of Melon (<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.) Fruit Cracking |
| title_short | Foliar Mineral Treatments for The Reduction of Melon (<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.) Fruit Cracking |
| title_sort | foliar mineral treatments for the reduction of melon i cucumis melo i l fruit cracking |
| topic | <i>Cucumis melo</i> L. cracking splitting cracking induction foliar nutrition mineral content |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/11/1815 |
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