Title
Nitrogen and potassium application by fertigation at different watermelon planting densities
Date Issued
01 December 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad Estadual Paulista
Publisher(s)
Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del Suelo
Abstract
The effects on the production of ‘Top Gun’ watermelons were evaluated at N and K (N+K2O) doses via fertigation of 79.8+106.7, 106.4+142.2, 133.0+177.7, and 159.6+213.2 kg ha-1 and at plant spacings of 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 m. The experiment had a split-plot randomised block design with three replicates. N+K2O doses and plant spacings were randomised in the plots and subplots, respectively. We evaluated foliar N and K contents, average mass of commercial fruits (MF), total (FT) and commercial (FC) number of fruits, and total (PT) and commercial (PC) productivity of weight classes 6-8, 8-10, 10-12, and >12 kg per area and plant. The N+K2O doses only influenced the foliar K content. The other variables were not influenced by the interaction of factors or by the N+K2O doses. Plant spacing influenced fruit number and production. Reducing plant spacing from 2.0 to 0.5 m decreased MF, FT, FC, PT, and PC of the classes per plant but increased FT, FC, PT, and PC of the 6-8 and 8-10 kg classes per area.
Start page
928
Volume
15
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84954502586
Source
Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
ISSN of the container
0718-9516
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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