Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Greater spacing increased watermelon yield.

A claim from Production and fruit quality of watermelon hybrids under different plant spacing · 2022

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Greater spacing increased watermelon yield.

Taxon
watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
Treatment
greater planting spacinge0
Outcome
yielde0
Direction
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Citrullus lanatus
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“The greater planting spacing provided better vegetative development, higher yield, and increased resistance of the watermelon fruit to deterioration after harvest”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 803–965

Title

Production and fruit quality of watermelon hybrids under different plant spacing

Diego A. Lemos; Hamilton C. de O. Charlo; Antonio C. Barreto; et al. Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental 2022. doi:10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v26n6p459-465

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Record rev-e20db3bd9f5fbf2deb0907cf237f40adb8c1d967a8e1f39ed0609c8b70b6a349 · schema claims-v0.9 · position 2 in the model’s answer

density · yield · Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)Positive and negative results

13 papers: 11 positive, 2 negative or no effect

10 papers in the same direction as this claim · 2 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Fruit number per plant increased with decreasing plant density in fodder watermelon.

    Effect of Different Plant Densities on The Fruit Yield and Some Related Parameters and Storage Losses of Fodder Watermelon (Citrillus lanatus var. Cit · 2014

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. negative
    Wider spacing decreased early yield in 2004.

    Growth and Yield Response of Watermelon to in-row Plant Spacings and Mycorrhiza · 2011

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    Increasing density beyond 13,888 ha −1 provided no further yield gain.

    Response of watermelon growth, yield, and quality to plant density and variety in Northwest Ethiopia · 2021 · compared with 13,888 ha −1

    Opposite direction

  4. positive
    A 50% reduction in density of grafted plants generally retained higher yield than fumigated nongrafted plants.

    Influence of Grafted Watermelon Plant Density on Yield and Quality in Soil Infested with Melon Necrotic Spot Virus · 2009 · compared with nongrafted plants grown on fumigated soil

    Same direction

  5. positive
    The combination of 150 kg/ha NPK and 1 × 1.5 m spacing gave the highest yield per hectare.

    Effect of NPK fertilizer and spacing on growth and yield of watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L.) in Kaltungo Local Government area of Gombe State, Nigeria · 2013

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Spacing of 1m × 2 m with plastic mulch gave the highest fruit number.

    Growth and yield of Watermelon as affected by different spacing and mulching types under Rubona conditions in Rwanda · 2014

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Yield of 5.4-9kg melons increased as in-row spacing decreased.

    WATERMELON YIELD AFFECTED BY PLANT POPULATION, PLANT NUMBER AND PLASTIC MULCH · 1990

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Higher grafted watermelon density increased early fruit harvest per area over the traditional system.

    Effect on Production and Quality of Intensifying Triploid Watermelon Crops Using ‘Temporary Trellises’ and CPPU for Fruit Development · 2008 · compared with traditional system

    Same direction

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