Abstract
This study was carried out at "Rafah" district in North Sinai governorate during 20022003 and 2003i2004 seasons, to investigate the effect of preharvest foliar application with calcium and potassium on the yield, fruit characteristics and storageability on three cultivars of melon, Galia. Passport and Clandio and the results are summarized as follows : - Passport cv gave higher vegetative growth (leaf numberfplant, leaf area) than the other cultivars (Galia and Clandio}. The same trend was recorded with average frurt weight. Both Galia and Passport cvs gave earlier yield than Clandio cv. Passport cv had bigger fruit longitudinal and equatorial diameters than those of Gaiia and Clandio. At the same time, Passport cv had the lowest flesh firmness and lower calcium content in fruit. Meanwhile, no significant differences between the three cultivars on TSS%, total sugars and titratable acidity, were noticed. - Potassium andior calcium foliar application led to or significant increase in plant height, number of leaves/plant and plant leaf area compared with the untreated control fruits. Such increase in vegetative growth, lead to Increase the average fruit weight and both total and early yield. - Foiiar application treatment with potassium and/or calcium increased fruit longitudinal, equatorial diameter, flesh thickness and flesh firmness and improved the fruit characters via increasing total soluble solids, total sugar, titratable acidity and potassium, calcium concentration in the fruit. - Regarding to storageability, Galia melon showed the lowest values of weight loss and decay incidence percentage, whereas the highest values were obtained for Passport cv. Moreover, Galia cv had higher flesh firmness, TSS, total sugar and titratable acidity compared with the other used cultivars. - Calcium foliar spraying was the most effective treatment in minimizing the weight loss and decay percentage and had a significant effect on retaining a higher flesh firmness. Potassium foliar spraying resulted significantly in higher T58 and total sugar contents compared with untreated fruits control. - Weight loss and decay percentage increased with the prolongation of the storage period but flesh firmness as well as TSS, total sugar and titratable acidity contents were decreased with increasing the period of storage. It can be stated that, Galia melon plants, treated with K andfor Ca foliar application is recommended for improving fruit characteristics during prolonged handling.
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Claims 20
Claim · model-written summary
Passport had higher vegetative growth than the other cultivars, with the same trend for average fruit weight
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.
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Cucumis melot0 - Material
- Passport cve1
- Outcome
- vegetative growthe1
- Direction
- highere1
- Qualifier
- the same trend was recorded with average frurt weighte2
- Comparator
- the other cultivarse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e1“Passport cv gave higher vegetative growth (leaf numberfplant, leaf area) than the other cultivars (Galia and Clandio}”
e2“The same trend was recorded with average frurt weight.”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Passport had bigger fruit longitudinal and equatorial diameters than Galia and Clandio
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Material
- Passport cve3
- Outcome
- fruit longitudinal and equatorial diameterse3
- Direction
- biggere3
- Comparator
- Gaiia and Clandioe3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“Passport cv had bigger fruit longitudinal and equatorial diameters than those of Gaiia and Clandio.”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Passport had the lowest flesh firmness and lower fruit calcium content
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Material
- Passport cve4
- Outcome
- flesh firmnesse4
- Direction
- loweste4
- Qualifier
- lower calcium content in fruite4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e4“At the same time, Passport cv had the lowest flesh firmness and lower calcium content in fruit.”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
No significant differences among the three cultivars in TSS, total sugars or titratable acidity
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Outcome
- TSS%, total sugars and titratable aciditye5
- Direction
- no significant differencese5
- Comparator
- the three cultivarse5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“Meanwhile, no significant differences between the three cultivars on TSS%, total sugars and titratable acidity, were noticed.”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium and/or calcium foliar application increased plant height, leaf number and leaf area
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- Potassium andior calcium foliar applicatione6
- Outcome
- plant height, number of leaves/plant and plant leaf areae6
- Direction
- increasee6
- Comparator
- untreated control fruitse6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e6“Potassium andior calcium foliar application led to or significant increase in plant height, number of leaves/plant and plant leaf area compared with the untreated control fruits.”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Increased vegetative growth was associated with higher average fruit weight and total and early yield
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- Potassium andior calcium foliar applicatione6
- Outcome
- average fruit weight and both total and early yielde7
- Direction
- Increasee7
- Qualifier
- Such increase in vegetative growthe7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e6“Potassium andior calcium foliar application led to or significant increase in plant height, number of leaves/plant and plant leaf area compared with the untreated control fruits.”
e7“Such increase in vegetative growth, lead to Increase the average fruit weight and both total and early yield.”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar K and/or Ca increased fruit longitudinal and equatorial diameter
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- Foiiar application treatment with potassium and/or calciume2
- Outcome
- fruit longitudinal, equatorial diametere2
- Direction
- increasede2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e2“Foiiar application treatment with potassium and/or calcium increased fruit longitudinal, equatorial diameter, flesh thickness and flesh firmness”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar K and/or Ca increased flesh thickness and flesh firmness
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- Foiiar application treatment with potassium and/or calciume2
- Outcome
- flesh thickness and flesh firmnesse2
- Direction
- increasede2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e2“Foiiar application treatment with potassium and/or calcium increased fruit longitudinal, equatorial diameter, flesh thickness and flesh firmness”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar K and/or Ca increased total soluble solids, total sugar and titratable acidity
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- Foiiar application treatment with potassium and/or calciume2
- Outcome
- total soluble solids, total sugar, titratable aciditye3
- Direction
- increasinge3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e2“Foiiar application treatment with potassium and/or calcium increased fruit longitudinal, equatorial diameter, flesh thickness and flesh firmness”
e3“improved the fruit characters via increasing total soluble solids, total sugar, titratable acidity and potassium, calcium concentration in the fruit”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar K and/or Ca increased fruit potassium and calcium concentration
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- Foiiar application treatment with potassium and/or calciume2
- Outcome
- potassium, calcium concentration in the fruite3
- Direction
- increasinge3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e2“Foiiar application treatment with potassium and/or calcium increased fruit longitudinal, equatorial diameter, flesh thickness and flesh firmness”
e3“improved the fruit characters via increasing total soluble solids, total sugar, titratable acidity and potassium, calcium concentration in the fruit”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Galia had the lowest weight loss and decay incidence in storage
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Material
- Galiae1
- Outcome
- weight loss and decay incidence percentagee1
- Direction
- loweste1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Regarding to storageability, Galia melon showed the lowest values of weight loss and decay incidence percentage, whereas the highest values were obtained for Passport cv”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Passport had the highest weight loss and decay incidence in storage
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Material
- Passport cve1
- Outcome
- weight loss and decay incidence percentagee1
- Direction
- higheste1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Regarding to storageability, Galia melon showed the lowest values of weight loss and decay incidence percentage, whereas the highest values were obtained for Passport cv”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Galia had higher flesh firmness than the other cultivars
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Material
- Galia cve1
- Outcome
- flesh firmnesse1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- the other used cultivarse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Moreover, Galia cv had higher flesh firmness, TSS, total sugar and titratable acidity compared with the other used cultivars”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Galia had higher TSS, total sugar and titratable acidity than the other cultivars
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Material
- Galia cve1
- Outcome
- TSS, total sugar and titratable aciditye1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- the other used cultivarse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Moreover, Galia cv had higher flesh firmness, TSS, total sugar and titratable acidity compared with the other used cultivars”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Calcium foliar spraying was the most effective treatment in minimizing weight loss and decay
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- Calcium foliar sprayinge1
- Outcome
- weight loss and decay percentagee1
- Direction
- minimizinge1
- Qualifier
- had a significant effect on retaining a higher flesh firmnesse1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Calcium foliar spraying was the most effective treatment in minimizing the weight loss and decay percentage and had a significant effect on retaining a higher flesh firmness”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium foliar spraying increased T58 and total sugar contents over untreated fruit
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- Potassium foliar sprayinge1
- Outcome
- T58 and total sugar contentse1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- untreated fruits controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Potassium foliar spraying resulted significantly in higher T58 and total sugar contents compared with untreated fruits control”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Weight loss and decay increased with the storage period
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- the prolongation of the storage periode1
- Outcome
- Weight loss and decay percentagee1
- Direction
- increasede1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Weight loss and decay percentage increased with the prolongation of the storage period”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Flesh firmness decreased with the storage period
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- the period of storagee1
- Outcome
- flesh firmnesse1
- Direction
- decreasede1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“flesh firmness as well as TSS, total sugar and titratable acidity contents were decreased with increasing the period of storage”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
TSS, total sugar and titratable acidity decreased with the storage period
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo L.Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- the period of storagee1
- Outcome
- TSS, total sugar and titratable acidity contentse1
- Direction
- decreasede1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“flesh firmness as well as TSS, total sugar and titratable acidity contents were decreased with increasing the period of storage”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Galia melon plants treated with K and/or Ca foliar application are recommended for prolonged handling
Verbatim
e1“Galia melon plants, treated with K andfor Ca foliar application is recommended for improving fruit characteristics during prolonged handling”
t0“MELON (Cucumis melo L.)”
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