Nutrient accumulation in ‘Fantasy’ net melon cultivated on substrate

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  • Danilo Mesquita Melo Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho
  • Hamilton César de Oliveira Charlo Instituto Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Renata Castoldi Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho
  • Rafaelle Fazzi Gomes Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho
  • Leila Trevisan Braz Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2013v34n4p1673

Palavras-chave:

Cucumis melo var. reticulates, Greenhouse, Nutrition.

Resumo

Knowledge of the most essential nutrients for plant growth facilitates the efficient handling of its nutrition, especially when they are grown on a substrate supported by fertigation. The objective of this study was to determine the accumulation of nutrients in net melon grown on a substrate and understand the relationship between mineral nutrition and plant growth. The Fantasy hybrid was cultivated in pots containing a substrate consisting of a mixture of sand and peanut shells (ratio, 1:1). Determination of nutrient accumulation was performed in 6 seasons. The substrate was chemically characterized before and after cultivation. Harvesting occurred 78 days after transplantation, resulting in an average yield of 70,120 kg·ha-1. Substrate analysis showed a small increase in nutrient levels by the end of cultivation. The order of nutrient accumulation was as follows: N>Ca>K>P>Mg>S>B>Fe>Mn>Zn>Cu.

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Danilo Mesquita Melo, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho

Agronomist Engineer, PhD student in Agronomy, Department of Vegetal Production, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, UNESP/FCAV, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.

Hamilton César de Oliveira Charlo, Instituto Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

Doctor, Prof. of Instituto Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brasil.

Renata Castoldi, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho

Agronomist Engineer, Post-doctoral student, Department of Vegetal Production, UNESP/FCAV, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.

Rafaelle Fazzi Gomes, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho

Agronomist Engineer, Masters student in Agronomy, Department of Vegetal Production, UNESP/FCAV, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.

Leila Trevisan Braz, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho

Adjunct Prof. Department of Vegetal Production, UNESP, FCAV, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.

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2013-08-30

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Melo, D. M., Charlo, H. C. de O., Castoldi, R., Gomes, R. F., & Braz, L. T. (2013). Nutrient accumulation in ‘Fantasy’ net melon cultivated on substrate. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 34(4), 1673–1682. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2013v34n4p1673

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