Effect of High Soil Moisture on Quality of Muskmelon1
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- 1 June 1980
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Horticultural Science in HortScience
- Vol. 15 (3) , 258-259
- https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.15.3.258
Abstract
‘Edisto’ and ‘Saticoy Hybrid’ muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) were grown at 2 soil moisture levels. Soil moisture was negatively correlated with soluble solids content (SSC) in the fruit of both cultivars and negatively correlated with dry matter, ascorbic acid, β-carotene, and sucrose content in ‘Edisto’ and with ascorbic acid content in ‘Saticoy’. In both cultivars, SSC was highly correlated with ascorbic acid, sucrose, and dry matter content. The SSC, a commonly used measure of fruit quality, may be misleading unless the effect of soil moisture is considered.Keywords
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