Abstract
SummaryCarosello and barattiere are herbaceous landraces belonging to the species Cucumis melo L. These landraces are grown in and consumed throughout the Puglia Region of southern Italy as unripened melons and are appreciated in place of cucumbers due to their improved quality profile. There are serious difficulties in the use of chemical disease control methods for these landraces due to frequent and long periods of harvest. The aim of this research was to study the effect of the application of silicon (≤ 3.6 mM potassium silicate) in the nutrient solution on the yield, quality, and sensitivity to powdery mildew of carosello and barattiere plants. Carosello showed a higher sensitivity to powdery mildew than barattiere. A supply of silicon reduced the severity (3.3% vs. 29.5%) and incidence (49.1% vs. 81.5%) of powdery mildew on both carosello and barattiere, compared with non-Si-fed control plants. The relative water content of leaves was higher in Si-treated plants, without changes to membrane permeability. Carosello proved to be more productive than barattiere (6.0 vs. 2.2 kg fresh fruit per plant, respectively). Among the qualitative parameters measured, total soluble solids and dry matter contents were higher in barattiere than in carosello fruit (4.0 °Brix and 4.95 g 100 g−1 FW vs. 3.6 °Brix and 4.81 g 100 g−1 FW, respectively). The silicon content of Si-fed carosello fruit was twice that of control fruit; whereas, the Si content of barattiere was not influenced by Si treatment.
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
Carosello was more sensitive to powdery mildew than barattiere.
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.
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Cucumis meloe0 - Material
- Caroselloe1
- Interactor
- powdery mildewe1pathogen
- Outcome
- sensitivity to powdery mildewe1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- barattieree1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“Carosello and barattiere are herbaceous landraces belonging to the species Cucumis melo L.”
e1“Carosello showed a higher sensitivity to powdery mildew than barattiere”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon supply reduced the severity of powdery mildew on carosello and barattiere compared with non-Si-fed control plants.
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis meloe0
- Material
- carosello and barattieree2
- Treatment
- A supply of silicone2
- Interactor
- powdery mildewe2pathogen
- Outcome
- severitye2
- Direction
- reducede2
- Value
- 3.3% vs. 29.5%e2
- Comparator
- non-Si-fed control plantse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Carosello and barattiere are herbaceous landraces belonging to the species Cucumis melo L.”
e2“A supply of silicon reduced the severity (3.3% vs. 29.5%) and incidence (49.1% vs. 81.5%) of powdery mildew on both carosello and barattiere, compared with non-Si-fed control plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon supply reduced the incidence of powdery mildew on carosello and barattiere compared with non-Si-fed control plants.
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis meloe0
- Material
- carosello and barattieree2
- Treatment
- A supply of silicone2
- Interactor
- powdery mildewe2pathogen
- Outcome
- incidencee2
- Direction
- reducede2
- Value
- 49.1% vs. 81.5%e2
- Comparator
- non-Si-fed control plantse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Carosello and barattiere are herbaceous landraces belonging to the species Cucumis melo L.”
e2“A supply of silicon reduced the severity (3.3% vs. 29.5%) and incidence (49.1% vs. 81.5%) of powdery mildew on both carosello and barattiere, compared with non-Si-fed control plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Si-treated plants had higher relative water content of leaves.
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- Si-treated plantse3
- Outcome
- relative water content of leavese3
- Direction
- highere3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Carosello and barattiere are herbaceous landraces belonging to the species Cucumis melo L.”
e3“The relative water content of leaves was higher in Si-treated plants, without changes to membrane permeability”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon treatment did not change leaf membrane permeability.
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- Si-treated plantse3
- Outcome
- membrane permeabilitye3
- Direction
- without changese3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Carosello and barattiere are herbaceous landraces belonging to the species Cucumis melo L.”
e3“The relative water content of leaves was higher in Si-treated plants, without changes to membrane permeability”
Claim · model-written summary
Carosello was more productive than barattiere, with 6.0 vs. 2.2 kg fresh fruit per plant.
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis meloe0
- Material
- Caroselloe4
- Outcome
- more productivee4
- Value
- 6.0 vs. 2.2 kg fresh fruit per plante4
- Comparator
- barattieree4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Carosello and barattiere are herbaceous landraces belonging to the species Cucumis melo L.”
e4“Carosello proved to be more productive than barattiere (6.0 vs. 2.2 kg fresh fruit per plant, respectively)”
Claim · model-written summary
Total soluble solids were higher in barattiere fruit than in carosello fruit (4.0 °Brix vs. 3.6 °Brix).
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis meloe0
- Material
- barattieree5
- Organ / stage
- fruite5
- Outcome
- total soluble solidse5
- Direction
- highere5
- Value
- 4.0 °Brixe5
- Qualifier
- 3.6 °Brixe5
- Comparator
- carosello fruite5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Carosello and barattiere are herbaceous landraces belonging to the species Cucumis melo L.”
e5“Among the qualitative parameters measured, total soluble solids and dry matter contents were higher in barattiere than in carosello fruit (4.0 °Brix and 4.95 g 100 g−1 FW vs. 3.6 °Brix and 4.81 g 100 g−1 FW, respectively)”
Claim · model-written summary
Dry matter content was higher in barattiere fruit than in carosello fruit (4.95 g 100 g−1 FW vs. 4.81 g 100 g−1 FW).
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis meloe0
- Material
- barattieree5
- Organ / stage
- fruite5
- Outcome
- dry matter contentse5
- Direction
- highere5
- Value
- 4.95 g 100 g−1 FWe5
- Qualifier
- 4.81 g 100 g−1 FWe5
- Comparator
- carosello fruite5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Carosello and barattiere are herbaceous landraces belonging to the species Cucumis melo L.”
e5“Among the qualitative parameters measured, total soluble solids and dry matter contents were higher in barattiere than in carosello fruit (4.0 °Brix and 4.95 g 100 g−1 FW vs. 3.6 °Brix and 4.81 g 100 g−1 FW, respectively)”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon-fed carosello fruit had about twice the silicon content of control fruit.
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis meloe0
- Material
- caroselloe6
- Organ / stage
- fruite6
- Treatment
- Si-fede6
- Outcome
- silicon contente6
- Direction
- higherinferrede6
- Comparator
- control fruite6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Carosello and barattiere are herbaceous landraces belonging to the species Cucumis melo L.”
e6“The silicon content of Si-fed carosello fruit was twice that of control fruit; whereas, the Si content of barattiere was not influenced by Si treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon treatment did not change the silicon content of barattiere.
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis meloe0
- Material
- barattieree6
- Treatment
- Si treatmente6
- Outcome
- Si contente6
- Direction
- was not influencede6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Carosello and barattiere are herbaceous landraces belonging to the species Cucumis melo L.”
e6“The silicon content of Si-fed carosello fruit was twice that of control fruit; whereas, the Si content of barattiere was not influenced by Si treatment”
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