Effect of irrigation and potassium application in melon (Cucumis melo L.) production. II: Quality

Ribas, F.; Cabello, M. J.; Moreno, M.M.; Moreno, A.; López‐Bellido, Luis

doi:10.5424/sjar/2003011-11

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“…Therefore, it is pF, as a lumped parameter of θ and EC se , that explains not only the effects of irrigation on melon yield, but also quality. Whatever the case, with 13.5 ± 0.2 ºBx (DI and SDI) and 14.3 ± 0.3 ºBx (FI), the SSC in all three treatments kept well above the standard SSC contents found in 'Piel de Sapo' melons in Spain and abroad, which lays between 10 and 13 ºBx (Ribas et al, 2003;Cabello et al, 2009;Dalastra et al, 2016). Similarly to SSC, the TA in all treatments with means between 1.17 and 1.29 mg/L, was still well within the standard range for 'Piel de Sapo' melons, which runs from 1.05 to 1.34 mg/L (Artés et al, 1993;Lázaro et al, 2012).…”

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Effects of three irrigation systems on ‘Piel de sapo’ melon yield and quality under salinity conditions

Visconti

Salvador

Navarro

et al. 2019

Agricultural Water Management

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The melon crop is moderately sensitive to soil salinity and, as a consequence, its yield decreases under saline conditions. Nevertheless, the exposure to moderate salinity also influences the melon quality by improving it, which offers compensation to the farmer.As a consequence, in moderately salt-affected lands, like the traditional irrigation area of the 'Vega Baja del Segura' (Alicante, Spain), melons are being grown. In this area the modernization of the secular irrigation system through the replacement of flood by drip systems, is currently being fostered. This fact, however, is generating some controversy, due to the known salt leaching effect that flood irrigation followed by drainage makes in the soil. In this study, the effects of three irrigation systems, namely, drip (DI), subsurface drip (SDI) and flood (FI), on soil salinity and thus, on the yield and quality of the melon, were compared. According to the results, the FI system kept the soil salt levels during the growth period at 4.1 ± 0.3 dS/m, that is, significantly lower than the 4.7 ± 0.2 dS/m attained with the DI and SDI systems. Nevertheless, the DI and, overall, SDI, provided higher and more homogenous soil moisture completely counteracting the effect of salinity as revealed by the soil water potential calculations.As a result, the SDI gave 27 ± 5 Mg/ha of total yield in comparison to 23 ± 2 Mg/ha (DI) and 20 ± 6 Mg/ha (FI). Besides, the SDI system reduced the number of damaged melons, thus additionally contributing to the significant higher marketable yield of the SDI (25 ± 4 Mg/ha) in comparison to the DI (20 ± 1 Mg/ha) and the FI (19 ± 7 Mg/ha).On the contrary, in the SDI treatment the fruit soluble solids content, tritatable acidity and pulp firmness decreased a bit, however, in the sensory evaluation no differences among irrigation treatments were observed.

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confidence: 64%

Effects of three irrigation systems on ‘Piel de sapo’ melon yield and quality under salinity conditions

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Salvador

Navarro

et al. 2019

Agricultural Water Management

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“…The water requirements quantified for the open field growing melon, depending on the climate of the area, varied between 4000 and 4500 m 3 ha -1 [40,41]. The difference in annual water requirements in this study highlights the increase in water productivity using irrigation scheduling based on soil water control, as compared to that based on crop coefficient estimation [20,42,43].…”

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confidence: 92%

“…This underscores the need for recognizing the value of water in agriculture and making rational and sustainable use of it, through different measures to optimize its use and management, leading to an increase in the sustainability of irrigated agriculture [8,9]. The melon crop (Cucumis melo L.) would be considered as particularly sensitive to drought and water stress, as it would negatively affect vegetative growth and reduce the yield via fruit cracking [10], therefore assuming large economic losses. Spain is the main producer and exporter in the European Union, generating 63% of the European production, the amount of which totals a value of EUR 325 million [11].…”

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confidence: 99%

Using Soil Water Status Sensors to Optimize Water and Nutrient Use in Melon under Semi-Arid Conditions

Zapata-García,

Temnani,

Berríos

et al. 2023

Agronomy

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Nowadays, agriculture must satisfy the growing demand for food, and increasing its sustainability, from an environmental, economic, and social point of view, is the only way to achieve this. The objective of this study was to increase the water and nutrient use efficiency of a melon crop during two consecutive seasons under commercial conditions, growing under semi-arid area. For this purpose, two treatments were studied: (i) a farmer treatment (FRM), fertigated at ~100% of crop evapotranspiration (ETc) during the whole growing season; and (ii) a precision irrigation treatment (PI), irrigated by adjusting, between flowering and ripening, the weekly farmer irrigation to minimize the leaching below the root system. The threshold for allowable soil water depletion in the active root uptake zone was set at 20–30%. The cumulative water savings in each year relative to the FRM treatment ranged between 30 and 27% for 2020 and 2021, respectively. Yield was not negatively affected, with no differences in fruit load (fruit per m) or fruit weight (kg) between irrigation treatments, although higher yields were obtained in the second year due to seasonal changes. The crop water status indicators evaluated (stem water potential, net photosynthesis, and stomatal conductance) were not affected by the irrigation treatments. Water and nitrogen productivity, on average, increased by 45.5 and 54.4% during the experimental period, respectively; the average PI ascorbic acid content increased by 33.4%.

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“…In addition, Sensoy et al (2007) found that the highest yield was obtained from the treatment employing the greatest frequency and quantity of irrigation. In connection, Ribas et al (2001) stated that melon yield could significantly decrease by using less amount of water than recommended. Furthermore, Cabello et al (2009) found that moderate water stress (75% of Etc) did not reduce melon yield and with severe deficit irrigation, the yield was reduced by 22% which mainly due to decrease fruit weight.…”

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“…Nevertheless, Gil et al (2000) and Lei et al (2003) found that application of limited amounts of water may improve fruit quality and sometimes improve the yield compared with full irrigation. Moreover, Ribas et al (2001) stated that melon yield could significantly decrease by using less amount of water than recommended.…”

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Irrigation Cut-Off as Efficient Scheme for Maximizing Cantaloupe Productivity and Quality Under Different Iron Application Techniques

Darwesh¹,

Farrag

2014

Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering

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Two field experiments were conducted to quantify the response of cantaloupe crop (Cucumis melo, Hybrid French F1) to variable irrigation regimes and Fe-fertilizer application techniques on some irrigation parameters, fruit yield, yield components, water consumption and some crop -water relations. Four cut-off irrigation regimes were assessed e.g. stop irrigation as the water front reached 100 (control), 90, 80 and 70% of the entire furrow length(FL). Four iron application techniques e.g. in soil (Fe1), foliar spraying(Fe2), in soil plus foliar spraying (Fe3) and without Fe application (Fe4) during 2012 and 2013 growing seasons. The trials were executed at Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate. The important findings could be summarized as follows: 1-After irrigation stopping, under 90% FL regime, water front advanced to irrigate the non-irrigated distance (7m), whereas under 70 and 80% FL regimes, the distances irrigated due to water front advancement, represented ~50 and ~75% of nonirrigated distance, respectively. Ponding times under 90, 80 and 70% FL regimes were lower by 15.91, 27.27 and 38.64%, respectively, comparable with 100% FL regime, so, the opportunity time has an adverse trend with furrow length to stop irrigation. The trend of seasonal consumptive use values were in parallel with those of applied irrigation water. The highest values of WUtE, WUE and Ecu% were recorded with cut-off irrigation as water front reached to 90%FL. 2-All of the evaluated vegetative growth traits exhibited higher figures under 100% FL cut off irrigation regime. Cut off irrigation regime of 90% FL was superior to produce fruit yield potential (17.79 and 18.01 ton fed -1 , in 1 st and 2 nd seasons, respectively), however, the difference was insignificant comparing with 100%FL regime. Fe3 proved to be more efficient to produce higher vegetative growth than the other tested Fe application techniques. 3-The highest values of fruit weight and length traits were attained under 100%FL regime without significant difference comparing with those under 90%FL regime. In addition, the highest figures of fruit yield attributes were recorded with (Fe3). 4-Total sugar% and acidity% exhibited higher values with70%FL cut off irrigation, and the value tended to reduce, gradually, with increasing the irrigation run. Nevertheless, Vitamin C content, TSS %, fruit firmness and fruit flesh thickness exhibited an opposite trend where higher values were reported with longer irrigation run. Furthermore, higher values of all the above mentioned fruit quality attributes were attained due to (Fe3). 5-Higher values of N, P, K and chlorophyll contents in cantaloupe leaves were recorded under 100% FL irrigation regime. In addition, similar trends were observed due to (Fe3). Interaction of 100% cut off irrigation regime and (Fe3), in general, exhibited higher values of the above mentioned contents. 6-On conclusion, it is advisable to irrigate cantaloupe crop under 90%FL irrigation regime combined with applying Fe in the soil & folia...

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Effect of irrigation and potassium application in melon (Cucumis melo L.) production. II: Quality

Cited by 8 publications

References 6 publications

Effects of three irrigation systems on ‘Piel de sapo’ melon yield and quality under salinity conditions

Effects of three irrigation systems on ‘Piel de sapo’ melon yield and quality under salinity conditions

Using Soil Water Status Sensors to Optimize Water and Nutrient Use in Melon under Semi-Arid Conditions

Irrigation Cut-Off as Efficient Scheme for Maximizing Cantaloupe Productivity and Quality Under Different Iron Application Techniques

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