GROWTH AND YIELD OF THE GOLDEX MELON CROP INFLUENCED BY COVERAGE OF THE SOIL

Authors

  • Elís Regina Costa de MORAIS UFERSA
  • Celsemy Eleuterio MAIA UFERSA
  • Maria Zuleide de NEGREIROS UFERSA
  • Bernardo Bezerra de ARAÚJO JUNIOR UFERSA
  • José Francismar de MEDEIROS UFERSA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/rsa.v9i2.10940

Keywords:

Cucumis melo, graus-dia acumulado, análise de crescimento, degree-day accumulated, growth analysis

Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate the growth and physiological indexes of the melon crop in function of degree-day accumulated and to determine the relationship between the physiological index and yield of the crop in covered soil with plastic film in the colors black, silver, yellow, and brown and of the uncovered soil like witness. The experiment was conducted in the Fazenda Santa Júlia Agrocomercial Exportadora de Frutos Tropicais Ltda, Mossoró-RN (May-July of 2003) in Oxissol, using the Goldex melon in a randomized experimental block design with four replications. The results showed that the absolute growth rate, the relative growth rate for the number of leaves and the index of the leaf area were influenced by the covered of the soil and decreased with the development of the plant, and also that the biggest productivity of marketable fruits was registered on the coverages of the soil with plastic.

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Published

2008-03-26

How to Cite

MORAIS, E. R. C. de, MAIA, C. E., NEGREIROS, M. Z. de, ARAÚJO JUNIOR, B. B. de, & MEDEIROS, J. F. de. (2008). GROWTH AND YIELD OF THE GOLDEX MELON CROP INFLUENCED BY COVERAGE OF THE SOIL. Scientia Agraria, 9(2), 129–137. https://doi.org/10.5380/rsa.v9i2.10940

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2008)

Section

Crop Science

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