The Effects of Irrigation Frequency and Cultivars on Premature Cracking and Blossom-End Rot of Watermelon Fruits Grown in the Sudan

Abdel-Al, Z.E.

doi:10.17660/actahortic.1975.49.22

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“…Melons grown under such management practices may be prone to cracking if uniform water supply is not maintained. This is most likely to occur when excessive irrigation or heavy precipitation precedes a period of pronounced drought (Abdel, 1975;Bertelsen et al, 1994;Foord and MacKenzie, 2009).…”

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Pre- and Postharvest Muskmelon Fruit Cracking: Causes and Potential Remedies

Fernández-Trujillo

Lester

Dos-Santos

et al. 2013

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Fruit cracking is an important disorder that can cause severe loss of marketable yield and revenue in the muskmelon (Cucumis melo) fruit industry. The physiological and environmental factors causing cracking are poorly understood. Although generally considered a physiological disorder caused by fluctuating environmental conditions, current evidence indicates that this disorder also has a genetic as well as a genotype × environment component. Certain cultivars are more susceptible than others, but wide fluctuations in irrigation, temperature, and nutrition during late fruit maturation stages appear to predispose fruit to cracking. This article summarizes the current state of our understanding of the causes of fruit splitting in muskmelons.

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