Volume 5, Issue 17 (12-2015)                   2015, 5(17): 295-310 | Back to browse issues page


XML Persian Abstract Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Khoravi mashizi M, Sarcheshmehpour M. Effect of Foliar Application of Calcium and Potassium on Growth, Fruit Yield and Some Properties of Two Muskmelon Cultivars (Cucumis melo L.). Journal of Crop Production and Processing 2015; 5 (17) :295-310
URL: http://jcpp.iut.ac.ir/article-1-2429-en.html
Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. , khosravi12311@yahoo.com
Abstract:   (5677 Views)

Calcium and potassium are essential nutrients that play a significant role in increasing yield, quality and postharvest properties of many fruits and vegetables. The role of these nutrients in improving quality and quantity of fleshy fruits is important and their interaction on plants such as cantaloupe is less understood. In this research the effects of calcium (0 and 3 g/L) and potassium (0, 1 and 2 g/L) and their interactions on some growth parameters, yield and fruit quality of two hybrid cultivars of cantaloupe (Anans and Shahpasand) was studied in a factorial split plot experiment based on a randomized completed block design with three replications. Calcium increased fresh and dry weight of plants, number of leaf, relative water content, thickness and firmness of fruit flesh, fruit diameter and mean fruit weight in both cultivars and the number of fruits per plant in Shahpasand cultivar. Potassium increased the relative water content, leaf number, thickness and firmness of fruit flesh, fruit diameter and length, mean fruit weight in both cultivars and number of fruits per plant in Shahpasand cultivar. The interaction between calcium and potassium was significant for the number of leaves, relative water content, thickness and fruit firmness, total fruit yield and fruit carotenoid levels. Combination treatment of calcium and potassium increased the fruit yield of Ananas and Shahpasand cultivars by 80 and 147 and the amount of carotenoids by 47 and 81 percent as compared with control, respectively.

Full-Text [PDF 461 kb]   (24011 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Research | Subject: General

Add your comments about this article : Your username or Email:
CAPTCHA

Send email to the article author


Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.