Paper · 2022 · Columella Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Investigation of different nutrient levels applied during irrigation in the self-rooted and grafted watermelon production

Patrik Krizsán; Gábor Balázs

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Abstract

My work in the form of water-soluble fertilizers for self-rooted and grafted watermelon cultivation, applied simultaneously with irrigation, it concentrates on examining different nutrient levels during the growing season. Within that, I focused on the application of macronutrients - nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium. Therefore, I set up 4 different nutrient levels for both types of seedlings, in two replicates, of which I developed a phosphorus, a nitrogen, and a potassium overweight nutrient level, and a nutrient level in which all three nutrients were in equal proportions. The latter formed the control. For both self-rooted and grafted seedlings, I wondered whether changes in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium would affect, and if so, the positive or negative direction of plant development, or the quality or the weight of the crops. My research pointed out that at the beginning of the growing season, before or during the first flowering period, higher amounts of phosphorus applied simultaneously with irrigation have a positive effect on the development and yield and quality of grafted plants throughout the growing season. Higher phosphorus content applied by irrigation before and during the first flowering period also promotes flowering of self-rooted plants and improves their crop quality. But in their case, the higher potassium active substance applied during the ripening period has the most positive effect on their yield results. Respectively, the experiment showed that the nutrients applied during nutrient solution are of great importance.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Higher phosphorus applied with irrigation before and during the first flowering period had a positive effect on development, yield and quality of grafted watermelon plants.

Taxon
watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
Material
grafted plantse1
Organ / stage
at the beginning of the growing season, before or during the first flowering periode1
Treatment
higher amounts of phosphorus applied simultaneously with irrigatione1
Outcome
development and yield and qualitye1
Direction
positive effecte1
Comparator
a nutrient level in which all three nutrients were in equal proportionse2

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Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus · TaxonKumon · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“self-rooted and grafted watermelon cultivation”

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“at the beginning of the growing season, before or during the first flowering period, higher amounts of phosphorus applied simultaneously with irrigation have a positive effect on the development and yield and quality of grafted plants throughout the growing season”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 876–1140 · show in text ↑
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“a nutrient level in which all three nutrients were in equal proportions. The latter formed the control”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Higher phosphorus applied with irrigation before and during the first flowering period promoted flowering of self-rooted watermelon plants.

Taxon
watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
Material
self-rooted plantse4
Treatment
Higher phosphorus content applied by irrigation before and during the first flowering periode4
Outcome
floweringe4
Direction
promotese4

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus · TaxonKumon · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“self-rooted and grafted watermelon cultivation”

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“Higher phosphorus content applied by irrigation before and during the first flowering period also promotes flowering of self-rooted plants and improves their crop quality”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Higher phosphorus applied with irrigation before and during the first flowering period improved the crop quality of self-rooted watermelon plants.

Taxon
watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
Material
self-rooted plantse4
Treatment
Higher phosphorus content applied by irrigation before and during the first flowering periode4
Outcome
crop qualitye4
Direction
improvese4

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus · TaxonKumon · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“self-rooted and grafted watermelon cultivation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 53–99 · show in text ↑
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“Higher phosphorus content applied by irrigation before and during the first flowering period also promotes flowering of self-rooted plants and improves their crop quality”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1142–1312 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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A higher potassium active substance applied during the ripening period had the most positive effect on the yield results of self-rooted watermelon.

Taxon
watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
Material
self-rootede4
Treatment
the higher potassium active substance applied during the ripening periode5
Outcome
yield resultse5
Direction
the most positive effecte5

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus · TaxonKumon · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“self-rooted and grafted watermelon cultivation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 53–99 · show in text ↑
e4

“Higher phosphorus content applied by irrigation before and during the first flowering period also promotes flowering of self-rooted plants and improves their crop quality”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1142–1312 · show in text ↑
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“But in their case, the higher potassium active substance applied during the ripening period has the most positive effect on their yield results”

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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

The nutrients applied in the nutrient solution are of great importance for watermelon.

Taxon
watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
Outcome
the nutrients applied during nutrient solution are of great importancee6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus · TaxonKumon · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e0

“self-rooted and grafted watermelon cultivation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 53–99 · show in text ↑
e6

“Respectively, the experiment showed that the nutrients applied during nutrient solution are of great importance”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1459–1570 · show in text ↑

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stage · yield · Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)Positive and negative results

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phosphorus · quality: general · Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)Positive and negative results

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phosphorus · phenology · Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)Results agree

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