Response of watermelon growth, yield, and quality to plant density and variety in Northwest Ethiopia

A field experiment was conducted with irrigation in 2018 and 2019 at three locations to identify the optimum plant density and adaptive variety for better watermelon yield and quality. It consisted of five densities (24,690, 13,888, 8,888, 6,172, and 4,535 plant ha−1) and two varieties (Crimson Swee...

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Autores principales:	Tegen Habtamu, Alemayehu Melkamu, Alemayehu Getachew, Abate Ermias, Amare Tadele
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Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	crimson sweet variety fruit yield fruit quality plant density sugar baby variety watermelon fruit size Agriculture S Agriculture (General) S1-972
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2fd2190f8ce9483993e3e05a7065d7132021-12-05T14:10:59ZResponse of watermelon growth, yield, and quality to plant density and variety in Northwest Ethiopia2391-953110.1515/opag-2021-0037https://doaj.org/article/2fd2190f8ce9483993e3e05a7065d7132021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2021-0037https://doaj.org/toc/2391-9531A field experiment was conducted with irrigation in 2018 and 2019 at three locations to identify the optimum plant density and adaptive variety for better watermelon yield and quality. It consisted of five densities (24,690, 13,888, 8,888, 6,172, and 4,535 plant ha−1) and two varieties (Crimson Sweet and Sugar Baby) with factorial combination in randomized complete block design with three replications. Plant density and variety were not affected by location and season. The response of watermelon in yield, quality, and growth was influenced by plant density and variety. The highest fruit yield of 32.1 t ha−1 was obtained from the highest plant density, which was statistically similar with the yield of 31.9 t ha−1 obtained with the second highest plant density. However, about 71% of the fruits produced with the highest plant density were mini-sized in the fruit size category, whereas only about 59% were mini-sized with the second highest plant density. Any addition of plant density beyond 13,888 ha−1 did not gain additional yield but reduced in quality attributes. Better fruit physical attributes and total soluble solid were recorded from the lowest plant density. Therefore, Crimson Sweet variety with 120 and 60 cm inter- and intra-row spacing, respectively, which accommodates the plant density of 13,888 ha−1, is optimum for watermelon production.Tegen HabtamuAlemayehu MelkamuAlemayehu GetachewAbate ErmiasAmare TadeleDe Gruyterarticlecrimson sweet varietyfruit yieldfruit qualityplant densitysugar baby varietywatermelon fruit sizeAgricultureSAgriculture (General)S1-972ENOpen Agriculture, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 655-672 (2021)
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topic	crimson sweet variety fruit yield fruit quality plant density sugar baby variety watermelon fruit size Agriculture S Agriculture (General) S1-972
spellingShingle	crimson sweet variety fruit yield fruit quality plant density sugar baby variety watermelon fruit size Agriculture S Agriculture (General) S1-972 Tegen Habtamu Alemayehu Melkamu Alemayehu Getachew Abate Ermias Amare Tadele Response of watermelon growth, yield, and quality to plant density and variety in Northwest Ethiopia
description	A field experiment was conducted with irrigation in 2018 and 2019 at three locations to identify the optimum plant density and adaptive variety for better watermelon yield and quality. It consisted of five densities (24,690, 13,888, 8,888, 6,172, and 4,535 plant ha−1) and two varieties (Crimson Sweet and Sugar Baby) with factorial combination in randomized complete block design with three replications. Plant density and variety were not affected by location and season. The response of watermelon in yield, quality, and growth was influenced by plant density and variety. The highest fruit yield of 32.1 t ha−1 was obtained from the highest plant density, which was statistically similar with the yield of 31.9 t ha−1 obtained with the second highest plant density. However, about 71% of the fruits produced with the highest plant density were mini-sized in the fruit size category, whereas only about 59% were mini-sized with the second highest plant density. Any addition of plant density beyond 13,888 ha−1 did not gain additional yield but reduced in quality attributes. Better fruit physical attributes and total soluble solid were recorded from the lowest plant density. Therefore, Crimson Sweet variety with 120 and 60 cm inter- and intra-row spacing, respectively, which accommodates the plant density of 13,888 ha−1, is optimum for watermelon production.
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author	Tegen Habtamu Alemayehu Melkamu Alemayehu Getachew Abate Ermias Amare Tadele
author_facet	Tegen Habtamu Alemayehu Melkamu Alemayehu Getachew Abate Ermias Amare Tadele
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title	Response of watermelon growth, yield, and quality to plant density and variety in Northwest Ethiopia
title_short	Response of watermelon growth, yield, and quality to plant density and variety in Northwest Ethiopia
title_full	Response of watermelon growth, yield, and quality to plant density and variety in Northwest Ethiopia
title_fullStr	Response of watermelon growth, yield, and quality to plant density and variety in Northwest Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed	Response of watermelon growth, yield, and quality to plant density and variety in Northwest Ethiopia
title_sort	response of watermelon growth, yield, and quality to plant density and variety in northwest ethiopia
publisher	De Gruyter
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/2fd2190f8ce9483993e3e05a7065d713
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Response of watermelon growth, yield, and quality to plant density and variety in Northwest Ethiopia

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