Abstract
Information on some agronomic practices are required for muskmelon production as there is no record of its production in Ado-Ekiti. A field study of 3 x 2 factorial experiment of sowing dates (January, May and September) and NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer application (0 and 333 kg ha-1) was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design in three replicates at the Teaching and Research Farm of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Data collected on the number of leaves and branches, leaf area, vine length, day to flowering, 50% flowering, number of fruit, fruit size and yield were subjected to analysis of variance and treatment means separated by Duncan's Multiple Range Test at 5% probability. Dates of sowing did not significantly influence growth but muskmelon planted in May gave a higher number of leaves plant-1, leaf area and vine length. Fertilized plants produced better growth and earlier flowering than unfertilized plants. The number of fruits ha-1, average fruit weight and fruit yield ha-1 of 11606, 0.78 kg and 9.09 t ha-1 respectively were produced by fertilized plants which were significantly higher than 10036.70, 0.28 kg and 2.44 t ha-1 from unfertilized plants. Muskmelon planted in September produced a higher number of fruits and fruit yield of 12418 and 11.29 t ha-1 while muskmelon planted in May produced higher fruit weight (0.94 kg) but these did not differ significantly from other sowing dates. Planting muskmelon under the rain-fed condition with adequate fertilizer application gave better performance and is thereby recommended for muskmelon production in Ado-Ekiti.
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
Sowing dates did not significantly influence growth.
- Taxon
- muskmelon
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Cucumis melot0 - Treatment
- Dates of sowinge0
- Outcome
- growthe0
- Direction
- did not significantly influencee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“Dates of sowing did not significantly influence growth”
t0“Muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
May sowing produced more leaves, leaf area, and vine length.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- planted in Maye0
- Outcome
- number of leaves plant-1, leaf area and vine lengthe0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“muskmelon planted in May gave a higher number of leaves plant-1, leaf area and vine length”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilization improved growth and brought earlier flowering.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- Fertilizede0
- Outcome
- growth and earlier floweringe0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Comparator
- unfertilized plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fertilized plants produced better growth and earlier flowering than unfertilized plants”
t0“Muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilized plants produced 11606 fruits per hectare versus 10036.70 without fertilizer.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- fertilized plantse0
- Outcome
- number of fruits ha-1e0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 11606e0
- Qualifier
- 10036.70e0
- Comparator
- unfertilized plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The number of fruits ha-1, average fruit weight and fruit yield ha-1 of 11606, 0.78 kg and 9.09 t ha-1 respectively were produced by fertilized plants which were significantly higher than 10036.70, 0.28 kg and 2.44 t ha-1 from unfertilized plants”
t0“Muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilized plants had average fruit weight of 0.78 kg versus 0.28 kg.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- fertilized plantse0
- Outcome
- average fruit weighte0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 0.78 kge0
- Qualifier
- 0.28 kge0
- Comparator
- unfertilized plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The number of fruits ha-1, average fruit weight and fruit yield ha-1 of 11606, 0.78 kg and 9.09 t ha-1 respectively were produced by fertilized plants which were significantly higher than 10036.70, 0.28 kg and 2.44 t ha-1 from unfertilized plants”
t0“Muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilized plants yielded 9.09 t ha-1 versus 2.44 t ha-1.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- fertilized plantse0
- Outcome
- fruit yield ha-1e0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 9.09 t ha-1e0
- Qualifier
- 2.44 t ha-1e0
- Comparator
- unfertilized plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The number of fruits ha-1, average fruit weight and fruit yield ha-1 of 11606, 0.78 kg and 9.09 t ha-1 respectively were produced by fertilized plants which were significantly higher than 10036.70, 0.28 kg and 2.44 t ha-1 from unfertilized plants”
t0“Muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
September sowing produced the most fruits at 12418, without significant difference from other dates.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- planted in Septembere0
- Outcome
- number of fruitse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 12418e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Muskmelon planted in September produced a higher number of fruits and fruit yield of 12418 and 11.29 t ha-1”
Claim · model-written summary
September sowing yielded 11.29 t ha-1, without significant difference from other dates.
- Taxon
- MuskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- planted in Septembere0
- Outcome
- fruit yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 11.29 t ha-1e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Muskmelon planted in September produced a higher number of fruits and fruit yield of 12418 and 11.29 t ha-1”
Claim · model-written summary
May sowing produced higher fruit weight of 0.94 kg, without significant difference from other dates.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- planted in Maye0
- Outcome
- fruit weighte0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 0.94 kge0
- Comparator
- other sowing datese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“muskmelon planted in May produced higher fruit weight (0.94 kg) but these did not differ significantly from other sowing dates”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend rain-fed planting with adequate fertilizer in Ado-Ekiti.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Outcome
- Planting muskmelon under the rain-fed condition with adequate fertilizer applicatione0
- Setting
- Ado-Ekitie0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Planting muskmelon under the rain-fed condition with adequate fertilizer application gave better performance and is thereby recommended for muskmelon production in Ado-Ekiti”
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