PJB-2022-79
THE EFFECTS OF MYCORRHIZA AND DIFFERENT FERTILIZER DOSES ON PRODUCTION AND QUALITY FEATURES IN GREENHOUSE MELON (Cucumis melo L.) CULTIVATION
Yusuf ÇELİK
Abstract
In this study, effective doses on plant growth and quality characteristics were tried to be determined as a result of the common use of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus (AMF) isolate and varying doses of chemical fertilizers in melon cultivation in two locations under cover (in Burunucu village and Atayurt town). In fruits after harvest; fruit length and diameter, fruit weight, fruit flesh thickness, fruit skin thickness, number of fruit per plant, leaf fresh weight, leaf dry weight, pH and total water-soluble dry matter were investigated. As a plant material, the çitirex f1 melon variety is used. Differences were observed between the Burunucu village and Atayurt regions in terms of the vegetative characteristics examined. When the data obtained in the study were evaluated, when it was examined between two greenhouses (1/2NPK + Mycorrhiza, NPK + Mycorrhiza and 2NPK + Mycorrhiza) applications were the most effective applications. 1/4NPK and control applications had the least values in terms of plant and fruit characteristics. According to the results, when the decreased fertilizer dose (1/2NPK + Mycorrhiza) was compared with the other increasing doses (NPK + Mycorrhiza, 2NPK + Mycorrhiza) in fertilizer + mycorrhiza applications, they had the same significance level in all parameters. According to these results; 1/2NPK + mycorrhiza dose, which is one of the reduced fertilizer doses in melon cultivation, is the recommended dose to reduce the residual problem and environmental pollution in foods as a result of excessive use of chemical fertilizers, and to increase production, yield and quality with lower costs. Keywords: Cucumismelo, melon, mycorrhiza, quality, yield
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