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Effects of Soil Textures by Soil Addition on the Growth and Quality of Oriental Melon (Cucumis melo L. var. makuwa Mak.) under Protected Cultivation  

Khan Zakaullah (경상북도농업기술원 성주과채류시험장)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.13, no.3, 2004 , pp. 156-161 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of soil amendment with different characteristics on plant growth, fruit yield and quality of oriental melon for continuous cropping under protected cultivation. Humus layers in arable soil was disturbed because soil amendment from hillside to oriental melon field was continued to resolve problems for continuous cropping. Water potential and hardness of soil was decreased in sandy loam with lower clay contents compared with loam and silty clay. Leaf length and area, fresh and dry weight of plant at earlier growing stage were higher, but chlorophyll contents of leaves were dropped in sandy loam compared with silty clay soil. Fruit size and weight was higher in sandy loam, but soluble solid and color of fruit were increased in silty clay. Marketable and unmarketable yield and quantity of fermented fruit were the highest in sandy loam. Hardness and weight of fruit were decreased by longer storage period and soluble solids of fruit was peaked at 5 day after storage, but decreased by prolonged continued storage. Because of these results, soil characteristics of amendment to oriental melon field should be considered as an important factor for quality and yield of oriental melon.
Keywords
injury by continuous cropping; salt accumulation; soil moisture;
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