drought · Yield · Cucumis melo (muskmelon)
32 claims from these papers; 6 citations between them.
Papers whose results differ, checked claim by claim 12
12 pairs of papers on this question report results that differ: an effect in one paper, the opposite effect or no effect in the other. Two model reviewers reading both claims accepted each pair.
- POTASSIUM SULFATE IMPROVES WATER DEFICIT TOLERANCE IN MELON PLANTS GROWN UNDER GLASSHOUSE CONDITIONS (2010)
decreaseWater stress reduced fruit yield and total dry matter of melon plants.
Growth, Yield, Yield Components and Water-Use Efficiency in Irrigated Cantaloupes under Full and Deficit Irrigation (2014)no changeModerate water stress (I80) did not reduce cantaloupe yield.
What separates themTest system: controlled environment · fieldCompare the two papers → - Effects of regulated deficit irrigation on photosynthetic characteristics,fruit yield and quality of melon under plastic green house conditions (2016)
decreaseLow and moderate water deficit at vine-extending decreased melon fruit yield by 25%, with the low treatment named first.
What separates themTest system: controlled environment · fieldCompare the two papers → - Growth, Yield, Yield Components and Water-Use Efficiency in Irrigated Cantaloupes under Full and Deficit Irrigation (2014)
no changeModerate water stress (I80) did not reduce cantaloupe yield.
Genetic variability studies in response to drought under different water regimes in muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) (2017)decreaseDrought stress reduced muskmelon fruit yield and most studied characters.
The records name no dose, test system or situation that separates the two claims.Compare the two papers → - Growth, Yield, Yield Components and Water-Use Efficiency in Irrigated Cantaloupes under Full and Deficit Irrigation (2014)
no changeModerate water stress (I80) did not reduce cantaloupe yield.
Yield, fruit quality and physiological responses of melon cv. Khatooni under deficit irrigation (2019)decreaseModerate deficit irrigation reduced yield by about 28.5-38.2%.
The records name no dose, test system or situation that separates the two claims.Compare the two papers → - Growth, Yield, Yield Components and Water-Use Efficiency in Irrigated Cantaloupes under Full and Deficit Irrigation (2014)
no changeModerate water stress (I80) did not reduce cantaloupe yield.
Effect of water deficit stress on yield, physiological and biochemical parameters of two Iranian cantaloupe accessions (2016)decreaseUnder deficit water stress, Tile-Sabz showed a 63.6 % reduction in fruit yield.
The records name no dose, test system or situation that separates the two claims.Compare the two papers → - Growth, Yield, Yield Components and Water-Use Efficiency in Irrigated Cantaloupes under Full and Deficit Irrigation (2014)
no changeModerate water stress (I80) did not reduce cantaloupe yield.
Drought tolerance of melon (Cucumis melo L.) genotypes using evapotranspiration and yield components in a semi-arid environment (2025)decreaseWater stress decreased yield by 39 % in 2023.
The records name no dose, test system or situation that separates the two claims.Compare the two papers →
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- Growth, Yield, Yield Components and Water-Use Efficiency in Irrigated Cantaloupes under Full and Deficit Irrigation (2014)
no changeModerate water stress (I80) did not reduce cantaloupe yield.
Responses of Melon to Water-Deficit Stress Applied during Fruit Development until Harvest under Semi-Arid Climatic Conditions (2025)decreaseWater stress significantly decreased melon yield.
The records name no dose, test system or situation that separates the two claims.Compare the two papers → - Growth, Yield, Yield Components and Water-Use Efficiency in Irrigated Cantaloupes under Full and Deficit Irrigation (2014)
no changeModerate water stress (I80) did not reduce cantaloupe yield.
Effects of regulated deficit irrigation on photosynthetic characteristics,fruit yield and quality of melon under plastic green house conditions (2016)decreaseLow and moderate water deficit at vine-extending decreased melon fruit yield by 25%, with the low treatment named first.
What separates themTest system: field · controlled environmentCompare the two papers → - Genetic variability studies in response to drought under different water regimes in muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) (2017)
decreaseDrought stress reduced muskmelon fruit yield and most studied characters.
The records name no dose, test system or situation that separates the two claims.Compare the two papers → - Yield, fruit quality and physiological responses of melon cv. Khatooni under deficit irrigation (2019)
decreaseModerate deficit irrigation reduced yield by about 28.5-38.2%.
The records name no dose, test system or situation that separates the two claims.Compare the two papers → - Drought tolerance of melon (Cucumis melo L.) genotypes using evapotranspiration and yield components in a semi-arid environment (2025)
decreaseWater stress decreased yield by 39 % in 2023.
The records name no dose, test system or situation that separates the two claims.Compare the two papers → - Responses of Melon to Water-Deficit Stress Applied during Fruit Development until Harvest under Semi-Arid Climatic Conditions (2025)
decreaseWater stress significantly decreased melon yield.
The records name no dose, test system or situation that separates the two claims.Compare the two papers →
How these papers cite each other
6 citations between these papers: 1 on the same side, 5 across the two sides.
- Positive result
- Negative result or no effect
- Citation, pointing to the cited paper
- Citation across the two sides
- Larger circle: more citations overall
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Papers reporting a positive result 3
- positive
- no effect
- negative
Effect of Drought Stress on Crop Yield and Yield Components of Cantaloupe in the Arid Lands of Iran · 2014
- positive
- positive
- positive
- negative
- negative
- negative
- positive
Papers reporting a negative result or no effect 13
Effect of irrigation and potassium application in melon (Cucumis melo L.) production. II: Quality · 2003
- negative
POTASSIUM SULFATE IMPROVES WATER DEFICIT TOLERANCE IN MELON PLANTS GROWN UNDER GLASSHOUSE CONDITIONS · 2010
- negative
- negative
- negative
- negative
- negative
- no effect
eJBio: Electronic Journal of Biology · 2014
- no effect
- negative
- negative
- negative
- negative
- negative
- negative
Yield, fruit quality and physiological responses of melon cv. Khatooni under deficit irrigation · 2019
- negative
- negative
Impact of grafting and deficit irrigation on yield of melon (cucumis melo l.) · 2023
- no effect
- no effect
- negative
- negative
- negative
- negative
A paper is on the positive side when any of its claims here is positive. Claims are grouped by organism, treatment and what was measured or targeted. Claims that compare genotypes are left out; a claim about lacking a nutrient counts the other way round in that nutrient’s question. “Results differ” marks a question where two model reviewers, reading both claims, accepted at least one pair of papers whose results differ.