Abstract
A two year field experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of different tillage methods on soil physical properties and crop yield of muskmelon. Tillage treatments in the study were moldboard plow + two passes of disk harrow as conventional tillage (CT), two passes of disk harrow as reduced tillage (RT), one pass of disk harrow as minimum tillage (MT) and no-tillage (NT) as direct drilling method. The statistical results of the study indicated that tillage method significantly (Pd”0.05) affected crop yield, fruit weight, fruit length, fruit diameter and total soluble solids, but there was no significant differences in other components such as number of plants per hectare, number of fruits per plant, root length and root dry matter. The maximum value of crop yield (18.5 t ha−1), number of plants per hectare (2100), fruit weight (5.15kg), fruit diameter (20.3cm), root length (42.0cm) and root dry matter (54.1%) was observed in case of CT treatment, while maximum value of number of fruits per plant (1.56), fruit length (23.0cm) and total soluble solids (8.8%) was noted in case of RT treatment.. The statistical results of the study also indicated that tillage method significantly affected soil physical properties. The soil of the CT treatment had consistently the highest moisture contents (17.6%) and the lowest bulk density (1.21g) and penetration resistance (560kPa); while the soil of the NT treatment had the lowest moisture contents (16.8%) and the highest bulk density (1.52g) and penetration resistance (1120kPa). Accordingly, moldboard plow followed by two passes of disk harrow was found to be more appropriate and profitable tillage method in improving soil physical properties and crop yield of muskmelon.
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Claims 20
Claim · model-written summary
Tillage method significantly affected muskmelon crop yield, fruit weight and fruit length.
- Taxon
- muskmelon
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Cucumis melot0 - Treatment
- tillage methode0
- Outcome
- crop yield, fruit weight, fruit lengthe0
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Verbatim
e0“tillage method significantly (Pd”0.05) affected crop yield, fruit weight, fruit length”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Tillage method significantly affected muskmelon fruit diameter and total soluble solids.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- tillage methode0
- Outcome
- fruit diameter and total soluble solidse0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tillage method significantly (Pd”0.05) affected crop yield, fruit weight, fruit length, fruit diameter and total soluble solids”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Tillage method had no significant effect on the number of plants per hectare or the number of fruits per plant.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- tillage methode1
- Outcome
- number of plants per hectare, number of fruits per plante0
- Direction
- no significant differencese0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“there was no significant differences in other components such as number of plants per hectare, number of fruits per plant, root length and root dry matter”
e1“tillage method significantly (Pd”0.05)”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Tillage method had no significant effect on root length or root dry matter.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- tillage methode1
- Outcome
- root length and root dry mattere0
- Direction
- no significant differencese0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“there was no significant differences in other components such as number of plants per hectare, number of fruits per plant, root length and root dry matter”
e1“tillage method significantly (Pd”0.05)”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Crop yield was maximal (18.5 t ha-1) under conventional tillage.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- CT treatmente0
- Outcome
- crop yielde0
- Direction
- maximum valuee0
- Value
- 18.5 t ha−1e0
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Verbatim
e0“maximum value of crop yield (18.5 t ha−1), number of plants per hectare (2100), fruit weight (5.15kg), fruit diameter (20.3cm), root length (42.0cm) and root dry matter (54.1%) was observed in case of CT treatment”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit weight was maximal (5.15 kg) under conventional tillage.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- CT treatmente0
- Outcome
- fruit weighte0
- Direction
- maximum valuee0
- Value
- 5.15kge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum value of crop yield (18.5 t ha−1), number of plants per hectare (2100), fruit weight (5.15kg), fruit diameter (20.3cm), root length (42.0cm) and root dry matter (54.1%) was observed in case of CT treatment”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit diameter was maximal (20.3 cm) under conventional tillage.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- CT treatmente0
- Outcome
- fruit diametere0
- Direction
- maximum valuee0
- Value
- 20.3cme0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“maximum value of crop yield (18.5 t ha−1), number of plants per hectare (2100), fruit weight (5.15kg), fruit diameter (20.3cm), root length (42.0cm) and root dry matter (54.1%) was observed in case of CT treatment”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Number of plants per hectare was maximal (2100) under conventional tillage.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- CT treatmente0
- Outcome
- number of plants per hectaree0
- Direction
- maximum valuee0
- Value
- 2100e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum value of crop yield (18.5 t ha−1), number of plants per hectare (2100), fruit weight (5.15kg), fruit diameter (20.3cm), root length (42.0cm) and root dry matter (54.1%) was observed in case of CT treatment”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Root length was maximal (42.0 cm) under conventional tillage.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- CT treatmente0
- Outcome
- root lengthe0
- Direction
- maximum valuee0
- Value
- 42.0cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum value of crop yield (18.5 t ha−1), number of plants per hectare (2100), fruit weight (5.15kg), fruit diameter (20.3cm), root length (42.0cm) and root dry matter (54.1%) was observed in case of CT treatment”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Root dry matter was maximal (54.1%) under conventional tillage.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- CT treatmente0
- Outcome
- root dry mattere0
- Direction
- maximum valuee0
- Value
- 54.1%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum value of crop yield (18.5 t ha−1), number of plants per hectare (2100), fruit weight (5.15kg), fruit diameter (20.3cm), root length (42.0cm) and root dry matter (54.1%) was observed in case of CT treatment”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Number of fruits per plant was maximal (1.56) under reduced tillage.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- RT treatmente0
- Outcome
- number of fruits per plante0
- Direction
- maximum valuee0
- Value
- 1.56e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“maximum value of number of fruits per plant (1.56), fruit length (23.0cm) and total soluble solids (8.8%) was noted in case of RT treatment”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit length was maximal (23.0 cm) under reduced tillage.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- RT treatmente0
- Outcome
- fruit lengthe0
- Direction
- maximum valuee0
- Value
- 23.0cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum value of number of fruits per plant (1.56), fruit length (23.0cm) and total soluble solids (8.8%) was noted in case of RT treatment”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Total soluble solids were maximal (8.8%) under reduced tillage.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- RT treatmente0
- Outcome
- total soluble solidse0
- Direction
- maximum valuee0
- Value
- 8.8%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum value of number of fruits per plant (1.56), fruit length (23.0cm) and total soluble solids (8.8%) was noted in case of RT treatment”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Conventional-tillage soil had the highest moisture content (17.6%).
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- CT treatmente0
- Outcome
- moisture contentse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 17.6%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The soil of the CT treatment had consistently the highest moisture contents (17.6%) and the lowest bulk density (1.21g) and penetration resistance (560kPa)”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Conventional-tillage soil had the lowest bulk density (1.21 g).
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- CT treatmente0
- Outcome
- bulk densitye0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 1.21ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The soil of the CT treatment had consistently the highest moisture contents (17.6%) and the lowest bulk density (1.21g) and penetration resistance (560kPa)”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Conventional-tillage soil had the lowest penetration resistance (560 kPa).
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- CT treatmente0
- Outcome
- penetration resistancee0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 560kPae0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The soil of the CT treatment had consistently the highest moisture contents (17.6%) and the lowest bulk density (1.21g) and penetration resistance (560kPa)”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
No-tillage soil had the lowest moisture content (16.8%).
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- NT treatmente0
- Outcome
- moisture contentse0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 16.8%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the soil of the NT treatment had the lowest moisture contents (16.8%) and the highest bulk density (1.52g) and penetration resistance (1120kPa)”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
No-tillage soil had the highest bulk density (1.52 g).
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- NT treatmente0
- Outcome
- bulk densitye0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 1.52ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the soil of the NT treatment had the lowest moisture contents (16.8%) and the highest bulk density (1.52g) and penetration resistance (1120kPa)”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
No-tillage soil had the highest penetration resistance (1120 kPa).
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- NT treatmente0
- Outcome
- penetration resistancee0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 1120kPae0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the soil of the NT treatment had the lowest moisture contents (16.8%) and the highest bulk density (1.52g) and penetration resistance (1120kPa)”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Moldboard plow followed by two passes of disk harrow is recommended as the more appropriate and profitable tillage method for soil physical properties and muskmelon yield.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- moldboard plow followed by two passes of disk harrowe0
- Outcome
- soil physical properties and crop yielde0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“moldboard plow followed by two passes of disk harrow was found to be more appropriate and profitable tillage method in improving soil physical properties and crop yield of muskmelon”
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