Abstract
Despite its significant thermal requirements, melon is a vegetable species that holds the potential for expanding the crop range in temperate climate regions. The selection of appropriate varieties and agronomic practices facilitates its cultivation in these regions. This experiment, employing a randomized block design, was conducted from 2019 to 2021, and this study evaluated the response of three melon varieties—‘Seledyn F1’, ‘Melba’, and ‘Malaga F1’ (factor I)—to various mulching materials (factor II): black polyethylene film (PE), black polypropylene nonwoven (PP), biodegradable film (Fbio), and giant miscanthus straw. Control plots were left unmulched. Melon seeds were sown on 15 April, and seedlings were transplanted on 31 May at a spacing of 100 × 80 cm. This study assessed yield, fruit number, individual fruit weight, and vertical and horizontal fruit diameters. Under optimal conditions, the varieties Seledyn F1 and Malaga F1 produced fruits with the highest individual mass. The application of synthetic mulches led to a two-fold increase in fruit yield compared to unmulched plots, with a 23.7% increase in fruit number. On average, the largest fruits were obtained with PE mulch. Melons grown on Fbio mulch yielded, on average, 40% less and produced 18.8% fewer fruits compared to those grown with PE mulch.
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Claim · model-written summary
Seledyn F1 produced fruit with the highest individual mass under optimal conditions.
- Taxon
- melon
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Cucumis melot0 - Material
- Seledyn F1e0
- Outcome
- individual masse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Qualifier
- optimal conditionse0
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Verbatim
e0“Under optimal conditions, the varieties Seledyn F1 and Malaga F1 produced fruits with the highest individual mass.”
t0“Melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Malaga F1 produced fruit with the highest individual mass under optimal conditions.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Material
- Malaga F1e0
- Outcome
- individual masse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Qualifier
- optimal conditionse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Under optimal conditions, the varieties Seledyn F1 and Malaga F1 produced fruits with the highest individual mass.”
t0“Melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Synthetic mulches doubled fruit yield relative to unmulched plots.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- synthetic mulchese0
- Outcome
- fruit yielde0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- two-folde0
- Comparator
- unmulched plotse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The application of synthetic mulches led to a two-fold increase in fruit yield compared to unmulched plots, with a 23.7% increase in fruit number.”
t0“Melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Synthetic mulches increased fruit number by 23.7% relative to unmulched plots.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- synthetic mulchese0
- Outcome
- fruit numbere0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 23.7%e0
- Comparator
- unmulched plotse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The application of synthetic mulches led to a two-fold increase in fruit yield compared to unmulched plots, with a 23.7% increase in fruit number.”
t0“Melon”
Claim · model-written summary
PE mulch produced the largest fruit on average.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- PE mulche0
- Outcome
- fruitse0
- Direction
- largeste0
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Verbatim
e0“On average, the largest fruits were obtained with PE mulch.”
t0“Melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Fbio mulch produced 40% lower yield than PE mulch.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- Fbio mulche0
- Outcome
- yieldede0
- Direction
- lesse0
- Value
- 40%e0
- Comparator
- PE mulche0
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Verbatim
e0“Melons grown on Fbio mulch yielded, on average, 40% less and produced 18.8% fewer fruits compared to those grown with PE mulch.”
Claim · model-written summary
Fbio mulch produced 18.8% fewer fruits than PE mulch.
- Taxon
- MelonsCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- Fbio mulche0
- Outcome
- fruitse0
- Direction
- fewere0
- Value
- 18.8%e0
- Comparator
- PE mulche0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Melons grown on Fbio mulch yielded, on average, 40% less and produced 18.8% fewer fruits compared to those grown with PE mulch.”
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