Abstract
This research was carried out to determine the effects of different pruning methods and height of fruit setting in greenhouse melon production for two years. The first year, the Makdimon F1 variety was used, the second year Galia H5 F1 and Deltex F1 varieties were also tested. The first year the plants were pruned as (a) young plants were stopped after the second leaf and the strongest branch was left as the main stem (top shoot pruning) and (b) control (non-pruned). In both treatments the heights of fruit setting were 30 and 60 cm. In the second year, two stems and 45 cm fruit setting height also were added. In the first year's experiment, although there were no significant differences between the treatments, top shoot pruning increased the early and total yield compared with the control. A fruit setting height of 60 cm gave better results than 30 cm. In the second year, the best yield was obtained from top shoot pruning with two stems (8.30 kg/m 2 ), followed by top shoot pruning with a single stem (6.92 kg/m 2 ) and the control (6.93 kg/m 2 ). Two stems increased total yield by 20 % compared with a single sitem. The height of fruit setting a affected plant growth, yield and fruit quality parameters. The best result was obtained from the plants with 45- 60 cm fruit setting height.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
In the first year, top shoot pruning increased early and total yield compared with the control, although differences between treatments were not significant.
- Taxon
- Melons
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Cucumis melot0 - Treatment
- top shoot pruninge0
- Outcome
- early and total yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- no significant differences between the treatmentse0
- Comparator
- the controle0
- Setting
- Greenhousest0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“although there were no significant differences between the treatments, top shoot pruning increased the early and total yield compared with the control”
t0“Melons Grown in Greenhouses”
Claim · model-written summary
A fruit setting height of 60 cm gave better results than 30 cm in the first year.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- fruit setting height of 60 cme0
- Outcome
- better resultse0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Comparator
- 30 cme0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A fruit setting height of 60 cm gave better results than 30 cm”
t0“Melons Grown in Greenhouses”
Claim · model-written summary
In the second year, the best yield came from top shoot pruning with two stems, 8.30 kg/m2.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- top shoot pruning with two stemse0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- beste0
- Value
- 8.30 kg/m 2e0
- Comparator
- the controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the best yield was obtained from top shoot pruning with two stems (8.30 kg/m 2 ), followed by top shoot pruning with a single stem (6.92 kg/m 2 ) and the control (6.93 kg/m 2 )”
t0“Melons Grown in Greenhouses”
Claim · model-written summary
In the second year, top shoot pruning with a single stem yielded 6.92 kg/m2, about the same as the control at 6.93 kg/m2.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- top shoot pruning with a single steme0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede0
- Value
- 6.92 kg/m 2e0
- Qualifier
- 6.93 kg/m 2e0
- Comparator
- the controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the best yield was obtained from top shoot pruning with two stems (8.30 kg/m 2 ), followed by top shoot pruning with a single stem (6.92 kg/m 2 ) and the control (6.93 kg/m 2 )”
t0“Melons Grown in Greenhouses”
Claim · model-written summary
Two stems increased total yield by 20% compared with a single stem.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- Two stemse0
- Outcome
- total yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 20 %e0
- Comparator
- a single siteme0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Two stems increased total yield by 20 % compared with a single sitem”
t0“Melons Grown in Greenhouses”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit setting height affected plant growth, yield and fruit quality parameters.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- height of fruit settinge0
- Outcome
- plant growth, yield and fruit quality parameterse0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The height of fruit setting a affected plant growth, yield and fruit quality parameters”
t0“Melons Grown in Greenhouses”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude the best result was obtained with a 45-60 cm fruit setting height.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis melot0
- Outcome
- best resulte0
- Qualifier
- 45- 60 cm fruit setting heighte0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The best result was obtained from the plants with 45- 60 cm fruit setting height”
t0“Melons Grown in Greenhouses”
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