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Effect of mineral and organic fertilizer rates on melon productivity and its fresh-cut quality
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Abstract
Two field experiments were carried out at the farm of Agriculture Researches Station, Fac. Agric, Cairo Univ., Giza during two successive summer seasons of 2011 and 2012 aiming to investigate the effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers and their interaction on melon vegetative growth and its yield. The obtained results cleared that applying 2 ton compost +60 kg N /fed enhanced melon vegetative growth, yield its component in both seasons. And also treatment 2 ton compost + 60 kg N gave the highest values of mineral content in leaves and TSS. The highest values of vegetative growth characters, average fruit weight, number of fruits, yield, mineral content and T.S.S. were with recorded 150 kg K₂O/fed compared to the other treatment of 100 kg K₂O/fed in both seasons .but there were non significant differences between both potassium level on fruit diameter and flesh thickness whereas the higher fruit firmness was obtained when plants fertilized by 150 K₂O compared to 100kg K₂O