Abstract
The demand for watermelon for consumption in a fresh form as a source of minerals and vitamins is on the increase. Consequently, any agronomic approach to promoting the productivity and quality of watermelon is a technique that needs to be studied. Thus, an experiment was conducted at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu’s research farm to compare the impact of various types of organic fertilizer’s (cow manure, sheep manure, poultry manure, goat manure, fish waste, vermicompost, and dolomite) on the growth and yield of two watermelon varieties. A total of sixty-four (64) experimental pots were arranged in a CRD layout and in factorial design of which eight organic fertilizers were used as main factors, and two varieties (V) of watermelon as sub-factors, which was replicated four times. Results of this study showed that the New Dragon variety treated with poultry fertilizer produced significantly higher results in vine length at 4 WAP (79.84 cm), the number of leaves (26.0), LAI (0.77), chlorophyll content at 6 and 8 WAP (60.1 and 66.6 SPAD respectively), days to 50% flowering (20.0 days) and weight of fruits (15.2 t/Ha). Moreso, the seaweed-extract treated New Dragon watermelon variety produced a significantly higher number of female flowers (3.75). Summarily, the New Dragon variety (red-fleshed) recorded higher results for both growth and yield characteristics than the Golden Delight (yellow-fleshed) variety of watermelon. Correlation analysis between morphological and yield parameters showed that yield parameters positively correlated with growth and development. It is recommended that the New Dragon variety of watermelon treated with poultry manure gives the best results
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry fertilizer gave New Dragon significantly higher vine length at 4 WAP of 79.84 cm.
- Taxon
- watermelon
Citrullus lanatust0 - Material
- New Dragone0
- Treatment
- poultry fertilizere0
- Outcome
- vine lengthe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 79.84 cme0
- Qualifier
- at 4 WAPe0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“New Dragon variety treated with poultry fertilizer produced significantly higher results in vine length at 4 WAP (79.84 cm)”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry fertilizer gave New Dragon a significantly higher leaf number of 26.0.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Material
- New Dragone0
- Treatment
- poultry fertilizere0
- Outcome
- the number of leavese0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 26.0e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“New Dragon variety treated with poultry fertilizer produced significantly higher results in vine length at 4 WAP (79.84 cm), the number of leaves (26.0)”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry fertilizer gave New Dragon a significantly higher LAI of 0.77.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Material
- New Dragone0
- Treatment
- poultry fertilizere0
- Outcome
- LAIe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 0.77e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“New Dragon variety treated with poultry fertilizer produced significantly higher results in vine length at 4 WAP (79.84 cm), the number of leaves (26.0), LAI (0.77)”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry fertilizer gave New Dragon significantly higher chlorophyll content at 6 WAP of 60.1 SPAD.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Material
- New Dragone0
- Treatment
- poultry fertilizere0
- Outcome
- chlorophyll contente0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 60.1e0
- Qualifier
- 6e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“New Dragon variety treated with poultry fertilizer produced significantly higher results in vine length at 4 WAP (79.84 cm), the number of leaves (26.0), LAI (0.77), chlorophyll content at 6 and 8 WAP (60.1 and 66.6 SPAD respectively)”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry fertilizer gave New Dragon significantly higher chlorophyll content at 8 WAP of 66.6 SPAD.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Material
- New Dragone0
- Treatment
- poultry fertilizere0
- Outcome
- chlorophyll contente0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 66.6 SPADe0
- Qualifier
- 8 WAPe0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“New Dragon variety treated with poultry fertilizer produced significantly higher results in vine length at 4 WAP (79.84 cm), the number of leaves (26.0), LAI (0.77), chlorophyll content at 6 and 8 WAP (60.1 and 66.6 SPAD respectively)”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry fertilizer gave New Dragon a significantly higher result for days to 50% flowering, at 20.0 days.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Material
- New Dragone0
- Treatment
- poultry fertilizere0
- Outcome
- days to 50% floweringe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 20.0 dayse0
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Verbatim
e0“New Dragon variety treated with poultry fertilizer produced significantly higher results in vine length at 4 WAP (79.84 cm), the number of leaves (26.0), LAI (0.77), chlorophyll content at 6 and 8 WAP (60.1 and 66.6 SPAD respectively), days to 50% flowering (20.0 days)”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry fertilizer gave New Dragon significantly higher fruit weight of 15.2 t/Ha.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Material
- New Dragone0
- Treatment
- poultry fertilizere0
- Outcome
- weight of fruitse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 15.2 t/Hae0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“New Dragon variety treated with poultry fertilizer produced significantly higher results in vine length at 4 WAP (79.84 cm), the number of leaves (26.0), LAI (0.77), chlorophyll content at 6 and 8 WAP (60.1 and 66.6 SPAD respectively), days to 50% flowering (20.0 days) and weight of fruits (15.2 t/Ha)”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Seaweed extract treated New Dragon produced a significantly higher number of female flowers, 3.75.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Material
- New Dragone0
- Treatment
- seaweed-extracte0
- Outcome
- number of female flowerse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 3.75e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“seaweed-extract treated New Dragon watermelon variety produced a significantly higher number of female flowers (3.75)”
Claim · model-written summary
New Dragon had higher growth and yield characteristics than Golden Delight watermelon.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Material
- New Dragone0
- Outcome
- growth and yield characteristicse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- Golden Delighte0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“New Dragon variety (red-fleshed) recorded higher results for both growth and yield characteristics than the Golden Delight (yellow-fleshed) variety of watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Yield parameters positively correlated with growth and development in watermelon.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Organ / stage
- growth and developmente0
- Outcome
- yield parameterse0
- Direction
- positively correlatede0
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Verbatim
e0“yield parameters positively correlated with growth and development”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommended New Dragon watermelon with poultry manure for best results.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Material
- New Dragone0
- Treatment
- poultry manuree0
- Outcome
- New Dragon variety of watermelon treated with poultry manuree0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It is recommended that the New Dragon variety of watermelon treated with poultry manure gives the best results”
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