Morpho-physiological growth, yield and fruit quality of rock melon as affected by growing media and electrical conductivity.
Effects of soilless media coconut dust (CD) and empty fruit bunch (EFB) and five electric conductivity (EC) levels of fertilizer (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 dS/m) on growth, yield and fruit quality of rock melon were investigated under greenhouse conditions. Plant height, number of leaves, total l...
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| author | Berahim, Zulkarimi M., Asharfuzaman Ismail, Mohd Razi |
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| description | Effects of soilless media coconut dust (CD) and empty fruit bunch (EFB) and five electric conductivity (EC) levels of fertilizer (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0
and 2.5 dS/m) on growth, yield and fruit quality of rock melon were investigated under greenhouse conditions. Plant height, number of leaves, total
leaf area, chlorophyll content, dry weight of leaf, stem and roots, fruit length, diameter, weight and total soluble solids (sweetness) data were
collected. Medium EFB performed better in comparison to CD in all the parameters studied. Among the different EC levels, 1.5 dS/m was most
suitable. However, the highest sweetness of the fruit was with EC 2.0 dS/m. The interaction between media and EC levels was significant.
Increasing EC level decreased weight of the fruit or fruit yield and increased dry weight of leaf and stem, chlorophyll content and sweetness of
the fruit. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-157402015-09-01T04:28:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15740/ Morpho-physiological growth, yield and fruit quality of rock melon as affected by growing media and electrical conductivity. Berahim, Zulkarimi M., Asharfuzaman Ismail, Mohd Razi Effects of soilless media coconut dust (CD) and empty fruit bunch (EFB) and five electric conductivity (EC) levels of fertilizer (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 dS/m) on growth, yield and fruit quality of rock melon were investigated under greenhouse conditions. Plant height, number of leaves, total leaf area, chlorophyll content, dry weight of leaf, stem and roots, fruit length, diameter, weight and total soluble solids (sweetness) data were collected. Medium EFB performed better in comparison to CD in all the parameters studied. Among the different EC levels, 1.5 dS/m was most suitable. However, the highest sweetness of the fruit was with EC 2.0 dS/m. The interaction between media and EC levels was significant. Increasing EC level decreased weight of the fruit or fruit yield and increased dry weight of leaf and stem, chlorophyll content and sweetness of the fruit. WFL Publisher 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15740/1/Morpho.pdf Berahim, Zulkarimi and M., Asharfuzaman and Ismail, Mohd Razi (2010) Morpho-physiological growth, yield and fruit quality of rock melon as affected by growing media and electrical conductivity. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, 8 (1). pp. 249-252. ISSN 1459-0255 English |
| spellingShingle | Berahim, Zulkarimi M., Asharfuzaman Ismail, Mohd Razi Morpho-physiological growth, yield and fruit quality of rock melon as affected by growing media and electrical conductivity. |
| title | Morpho-physiological growth, yield and fruit quality of rock melon as affected by growing media and electrical conductivity. |
| title_full | Morpho-physiological growth, yield and fruit quality of rock melon as affected by growing media and electrical conductivity. |
| title_fullStr | Morpho-physiological growth, yield and fruit quality of rock melon as affected by growing media and electrical conductivity. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morpho-physiological growth, yield and fruit quality of rock melon as affected by growing media and electrical conductivity. |
| title_short | Morpho-physiological growth, yield and fruit quality of rock melon as affected by growing media and electrical conductivity. |
| title_sort | morpho physiological growth yield and fruit quality of rock melon as affected by growing media and electrical conductivity |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15740/1/Morpho.pdf |
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