SEED QUALITY OF WINTER MELON (CUCUMIS MELO L. VAR. INODORUS NAUD.) AS INFLUENCED BY THE POSITION OF FRUITS ON THE MOTHER PLANT

1994 ◽  
pp. 113-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Incalcaterra ◽  
P. Caruso
Author(s):  
José L. Escobar-Álvarez ◽  
Omar Ramírez-Reynoso ◽  
Paulino Sánchez-Santillán ◽  
Rocío Cuellar-Olalde ◽  
Teolincacíhuatl Romero-Rosales ◽  
...  

Objective: To determine the physical and physiological characteristics of Creole melon seeds from the Costa Chica ofGuerrero.Design/Methodology/Approach: It was established under a completely randomized design, and Student’s t-tests (a=0.05) and correlation with Pearson’s test were performed. Viability and imbibition were carried out using the methodologies described by the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA).Results: Creole seeds of the two varieties presented a significant statistical difference (95% confidence level) in the physical quality variables. The imbibition ended at 18 and 32 h in V2 and V1, respectively, after being submerged in water. The humidity percentage was higher in V1 (7.19); while, V2 presented a higher percentage of germination and viability (96 and 90%, respectively). There is a positive association between the humidity and the physical dimensions of the seed and the germination and viability (r2=0.954) that is highly significant (P=0.003).Study Limitations/Implications: Morphological and taxonomic classification studies of the Creole genotypes of the Costa Chica region of Guerrero are required.Findings/Conclusions: There was a positive correlation between the physical and physiological quality of the Creole melon seeds.


2004 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Warley Marcos Nascimento ◽  
Fernando Antônio Souza de Aragão

A number of important factors may affect seed priming response, including seed quality. Effects of seed vigor on seed priming response were investigated using seed lots of two muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) cultivars. Seeds of muskmelon, cvs. Mission and Top Net SR were artificially aged at 43°C for 0, 20 and 40 hours. Seeds were primed for six days in darkness at 25°C in KNO3 (0.35 mol L-1) aerated solution. Aged seeds germinated poorly at 17°C. Priming increased germination rate at 17 and 25°C and germination percentage at 17°C. An interaction effect on germination performance between vigor and priming was observed, especially at low temperature. Priming increased germination performance in seeds of low vigor, and the response was cultivar dependent.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13300
Author(s):  
Nik Zuraila Nik Hassan ◽  
Siti Zaharah Sakimin ◽  
Noraini Md Jaafar ◽  
Illani Zuraihah Ibrahim

This study was conducted to determine the effect of pollination methods (PMs) and integrated fertilizer (IF) application on the pollination rate, yield, and fruit quality of rockmelon (Cucumis melo L. var. Reticulatus cv. Glamour). This factorial experiment was arranged in a split plot design with four replications. Two rates of IF between chemical (CF) and organic (OF) fertilizer were investigated, namely, T1 (100% CF), which served as a control, and T2 (75% CF + 25% OF). The three PMs used in this study were natural (NP), bee (BP), and human (HP) pollination. Data collection included the pollination rate, yield, postharvest quality (soluble solids content, color, firmness, sugar, and organic acid), and macronutrient content in leaf tissue. The results of this study showed that there was an interaction of the pollination rate between PM and IF; however, the number of bees that survived decreased over time. The yield quality showed an interaction between PM and IF for both the fruit diameter and weight, while no interaction between PM and IF for the organic acid and sugar contents was observed. In conclusion, T2 application combined with BP reduced CF utilization, which benefits the development of a sustainable rockmelon production system.


Author(s):  
María Carmen Piñero ◽  
Ginés Otálora ◽  
Jacinta Collado ◽  
Josefa López‐Marín ◽  
Francisco M Amor

LWT ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 1146-1151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuba Dilmaçünal ◽  
Derya Erbaş ◽  
Mehmet Ali Koyuncu ◽  
Cemile Ebru Onursal ◽  
Hakan Kuleaşan

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