scholarly journals FRUITING OF MELON (Cucumis melo L.) GROWN ORGANICALLY ON MULCHED SOIL

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 121-131
Author(s):  
Halina Buczkowska ◽  
Renata Nurzyńska-Wierdak
Keyword(s):  
Cucumis Melo ◽  
Soil Moisture Content ◽  
Temperate Climate ◽  
Plastic Film ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Weed Infestation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Black Plastic ◽  
Cucumis Melo L

Growing melon under temperate climate conditions is quite risky due to the high climatic requirements of this species. Vegetable growers use plastic film mulches to heat soil, to reduce weed infestation, and to maintain optimal soil moisture content. The aim of our study was to determine the suitability of white and black plastic film for soil mulching in melon cultivation under temperate climate conditions. Plants of three Polish heterotic cultivars of melon (C. melo L. var. saccharinus Naud.): Emir F1, Junior F1, and Seledyn F1, as well as of the breeding line 61/2014 F1 were the subject of this study. Two soil mulching methods were applied: black polyethylene (PE) plastic film and white PE plastic film, using for this purpose double-sided whiteon-black PE plastic film. The use of black plastic contributed to a significant increase in marketable yield of melon fruits. The content of L-ascorbic acid and carotenoids in fruits of melon grown on white mulch proved to be higher than in those grown on black mulch. The Polish cultivars studied can be considered as tolerant to temperate climate conditions.

scholarly journals Growing Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) under Low-input System in Arid trans-Himalayan Ladakh, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Stanzin Angmo ◽  
Tsering Stobdan ◽  
O. P. Chaurasia ◽  
Anand K. Katiyar
Keyword(s):  
Open Field ◽  
Field Condition ◽  
Cucumis Melo ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Bare Soil ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Low Input ◽  
Cent Time ◽  
Cucumis Melo L ◽  
Open Field Condition

<p>Feasibility of growing muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.), a warm season crop, was studied under a low-input cultivation system in open field condition in high altitude (elevation 3344 m) trans-Himalayan Ladakh region. The marketable yield of five cultivars in different treatments varied from 5.4±0.4 t.ha-1 to 18.8±1.7 t.ha-1 and 4.0±0.2 t.ha-1 to 15.8±1.0 t.ha-1 in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Treatment of black polyethylene mulch (BPM) increased marketable yield by 25 per cent to 155 per cent depending on year and cultivar. The marketable yield of the best performing cultivar (Pusa Madhuras) under BPM was 17.3 t.ha-1, which suggested that muskmelon can successfully be grown in open field condition in trans-Himalaya. The fruit become ready for harvest in mid-August. Number of fruit per plant ranged from 2.3 to 6.3, and TSS ranged from 8.9 to 14.1 °Brix depending on cultivar. Temperature 10 cm beneath the BPM was 2.9±0.4 ºC higher than in bare soil. BPM reduced 74 per cent weed and save 77 per cent time in manual weeding.</p>

scholarly journals Reaction of Sweet Maize to the Use of Polyethylene Film and Polypropylene Non-Woven Fabric in the Initial Growth Phase

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Adamczewska-Sowińska ◽  
Józef Sowiński
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiments ◽  
Polyethylene Film ◽  
Woven Fabric ◽  
Temperate Climate ◽  
Initial Growth ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Growing Period ◽  
Crucial Effect ◽  
In The Beginning

Sweet maize (Zea mays L. var. saccharata Bailey) is a valuable vegetable adapted to growing in temperate climate conditions. Temperature, especially in the beginning of the growing period, has a crucial effect on vegetation and yield. The best maize initial growth requires soil temperature above 10 °C. Maize covered by polyethylene film and polypropylene non-woven fabric leads to an increase in temperatures which accelerates crop growth. Three years (2012–2014) of field experiments were carried out at the Research and Didactic Station in Psary, belonging to the Department of Horticulture of Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences. A three-factorial experiment was established using the randomized subblock method in three repetitions in the years 2012–2014. Cobs were harvested in the milk-dough phase of grain maturity. Hybrid Rustler F1 produced, on average, 35.4% more marketable yield than Signet F1. On average, 10.2% more cobs and 22.7% more cobs (with Hybrid Rustler F1 and Signet F1, respectively) were harvested in cases when the sowing was performed in the third decade of April. The use of covers contributed to a significant increase in the yield compared to the yield of uncovered plants. Transparent foil also contributed to a significant increase in the number of cobs harvested in the marketable yield.

Modelo productivo del cultivo de melón (Cucumis melo L.) para la región Caribe

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
César Elías Baquero Maestre ◽  
Ángela Arcila Cardona ◽  
Heriberto Arias Bonilla ◽  
Marlon Yacomelo Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Cucumis Melo ◽  
Cucumis Melo L

ChemInform Abstract: Impact of Potassium Nutrition on Postharvest Fruit Quality: Melon (Cucumis Melo L) Case Study

ChemInform ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (8) ◽  
pp. no-no
Author(s):  
Gene E. Lester ◽  
John L. Jifon ◽  
Donald J. Makus
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Cucumis Melo ◽  
Potassium Nutrition ◽  
Cucumis Melo L

scholarly journals Including Urban Heat Island in Bioclimatic Early-Design Phases: A Simplified Methodology and Sample Applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5918
Author(s):  
Giacomo Chiesa ◽  
Yingyue Li
Keyword(s):  
Urban Heat Island ◽  
Urban Climate ◽  
Temperate Climate ◽  
Heat Island ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Degree Days ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Early Design ◽  
Correct Definition ◽  
Urban Heat

Urban heat island and urban-driven climate variations are recognized issues and may considerably affect the local climatic potential of free-running technologies. Nevertheless, green design and bioclimatic early-design analyses are generally based on typical rural climate data, without including urban effects. This paper aims to define a simple approach to considering urban shapes and expected effects on local bioclimatic potential indicators to support early-design choices. Furthermore, the proposed approach is based on simplifying urban shapes to simplify analyses in early-design phases. The proposed approach was applied to a sample location (Turin, temperate climate) and five other climate conditions representative of Eurasian climates. The results show that the inclusion of the urban climate dimension considerably reduced rural HDD (heating degree-days) from 10% to 30% and increased CDD (cooling degree-days) from 70% to 95%. The results reveal the importance of including the urban climate dimension in early-design phases, such as building programming in which specific design actions are not yet defined, to support the correct definition of early-design bioclimatic analyses.

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