SALT TOLERANCE OF GLASSHOUSE-GROWN MUSKMELON

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We studied the effect of drip irrigation with saline water on the yield and water use of muskmelons (Cucumis melo L.) grown in a glasshouse during winter and spring. Salinity suppressed the weight more than the number of fruit; it also reduced fruit netting and thus the percentage of marketable fruit. Salinity also reduced the evapo-transpiration rate. The ratio of soil solution salinity to irrigation water salinity decreased with a rise in salinity of the irrigation water. We discuss possible effects of irrigation practice and environmental conditions on the yield response curve to salinity. We studied the effect of drip irrigation with saline water on the yield and water use of muskmelons (Cucumis melo L.) grown in a glasshouse during winter and spring. Salinity suppressed the weight more than the number of fruit; it also reduced fruit netting and thus the percentage of marketable fruit. Salinity also reduced the evapo-transpiration rate. The ratio of soil solution salinity to irrigation water salinity decreased with a rise in salinity of the irrigation water. We discuss possible effects of irrigation practice and environmental conditions on the yield response curve to salinity. © Williams & Wilkins 1981. All Rights Reserved.

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