Fertigated rock melon (cucumis melo l. cv. glamour and golden champ) production under nettedrain shelter by using soil mix system

Rock melon (Cucumis Melo L. cv. Glamour and Golden Champ) had caught commercial interest in several countries such as Europe, United States, Mediterranean and Asiatic countries. This research was conducted to study the effects of fertigation in rock melon production and growth performances of plants...

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Main Author: Nurul Aisyah Shukri
Format: Undergraduate Final Project Report
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/6007/
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Summary:Rock melon (Cucumis Melo L. cv. Glamour and Golden Champ) had caught commercial interest in several countries such as Europe, United States, Mediterranean and Asiatic countries. This research was conducted to study the effects of fertigation in rock melon production and growth performances of plants under rain shelter netted house at Agro park of University Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia. The effects on the growth and yield of rock melon were investigated under netted rain shelter by using the Soil mix system. The number of leaves, the height of plants, weight of fruit, the time of fruiting, perimeter of fruit, diameter of fruit and Brix value of fruit were recorded at day 1 after transplanting. Results showed significant differences in plant characters. Rock melon Cucumis Melo L. cv. Golden Champ had better performance and high quality of fruit production compared to the Rock melon Cucumis Melo L. cv. Glamour.