Abstract
Fruit cracking affects many types of crops and is a major problem since the breakage of the surface of the fruit produces high economic losses. Numerous studies have looked at different ways to prevent this, mainly in melon, but with a low success rate. In this work, a standardisation of the induction of cracking is proposed that involves changes in the irrigation pattern (high conductivity or double irrigation). The prevention of the appearance of cracking was carried out through different foliar mineral treatments. The incidence of cracking was studied in relation to gas exchange variables and the concentrations of minerals in tissues. Our results show a more pronounced increase in cracking with double irrigation. Multiple elements were found to be associated with cracking such as B, Ca, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, and Zn. Furthermore, foliar application of different microelements (B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, and Zn) decreased the melon cracking incidence, thus assigning to the appropriate combination of these elements a crucial role in cracking amelioration.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Double irrigation produced a more pronounced increase in melon fruit cracking.
- Taxon
- Melon
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Cucumis melot0 - Treatment
- double irrigatione0
- Outcome
- crackinge0
- Direction
- more pronounced increasee0
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t0“Foliar Mineral Treatments for The Reduction of Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Fruit Cracking”
e0“Our results show a more pronounced increase in cracking with double irrigation”
Claim · model-written summary
Boron, calcium and potassium were associated with melon fruit cracking.
- Taxon
- MelonCucumis melot0
- Compound
- B, Ca, Ke1
- Outcome
- crackinge1
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t0“Foliar Mineral Treatments for The Reduction of Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Fruit Cracking”
e1“Multiple elements were found to be associated with cracking such as B, Ca, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, and Zn”
Claim · model-written summary
Magnesium, manganese and sodium were associated with melon fruit cracking.
- Taxon
- MelonCucumis melot0
- Compound
- Mg, Mn, Nae1
- Outcome
- crackinge1
Not reportedDirection
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t0“Foliar Mineral Treatments for The Reduction of Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Fruit Cracking”
e1“Multiple elements were found to be associated with cracking such as B, Ca, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, and Zn”
Claim · model-written summary
Phosphorus and zinc were associated with melon fruit cracking.
- Taxon
- MelonCucumis melot0
- Compound
- P, and Zne1
- Outcome
- crackinge1
Not reportedDirection
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t0“Foliar Mineral Treatments for The Reduction of Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Fruit Cracking”
e1“Multiple elements were found to be associated with cracking such as B, Ca, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, and Zn”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar application of different microelements decreased the melon cracking incidence.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis meloe2
- Treatment
- foliar application of different microelementse2
- Outcome
- melon cracking incidencee2
- Direction
- decreasede2
- Qualifier
- B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, and Zne2
Not reportedComparator
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t0“Foliar Mineral Treatments for The Reduction of Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Fruit Cracking”
e2“foliar application of different microelements (B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, and Zn) decreased the melon cracking incidence”
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