Effects of crop rotation on yield and quality parameters of grafted watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L. (Thumb.) Matsum. & Nakai.) under organic management conditions

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dc.contributor.authorKunt, K. S. Tulukoglu
dc.contributor.authorDuman, I
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:23:56Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:23:56Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description30th International Horticultural Congress (IHC) / 2nd International Symposium on Organic Horticulture for Wellbeing of the Environment and Population -- AUG 12-16, 2018 -- Istanbul, TURKEY
dc.description.abstractGrafted watermelon seedlings have been recently demanded by Turkish farmers due to early harvesting, high yield and resistance against soil-borne diseases. Similar challenges also effect watermelon production under organic agriculture conditions. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the effects of crop rotation and certified organic fertilizers on yield and several quality properties of the grafted watermelon onto Cucurbita moschata under organic agriculture conditions. The study was carried out with 4 rotated crops and 2 fertilizer applications. Rotation plants are broccoli (Brassica oleraceae var. italica), faba bean (Vicia faba), common vetch (Vicia sativa) and natural vegetation (fallow). The plants were cultivated in compliance with organic agriculture regulations valid in Turkey, and biomass was incorporated into soil as a green manure before transplanting of the grafted watermelon seedlings. Harvesting was done twice depending on maturation level of the fruits and yield values were recorded per hectare and per plant. Some fruit quality parameters (total soluble solids (TSS), fruit flesh color, fruit sizes, etc.) were also measured at the first harvest. Statistical analyses showed that the effects of crop rotation and fertilizer application on yield (t ha(-1)) were statistically important (p <= 0,05), and the highest yield was found in plots treated with fertilizer (74.31 t ha(-1)). Additionally, the highest yield within fertilizer applications is obtained from plots where vetch was the pre-crop (87.65 t ha(-1)). Although pre-crops have no statistically significant effect on fruit weight, fertilizer application (7.94 g) significantly increased fruit weight (p <= 0.05). There are clear differences found in fertilizer applications regarding the TSS content of the fruit (10.73%). Broccoli pre-crops with and without fertilizers had the highest fruit firmness value (1.28 kg). Vetch and fertilizer combination seemed to be more effective treatments in enhancing yield and quality in grafted watermelon production.
dc.description.sponsorshipInt Soc Hort Sci
dc.identifier.doi10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1286.19
dc.identifier.endpage140
dc.identifier.isbn978-94-62612-84-6
dc.identifier.issn0567-7572
dc.identifier.issn2406-6168
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85090477635
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage135
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1286.19
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/13812
dc.identifier.volume1286
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000706842100019
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInt Soc Horticultural Science
dc.relation.ispartofXxx International Horticultural Congress (Ihc2018): Ii International Symposium on Organic Horticulture For Wellbeing of the Environment and Population
dc.relation.publicationcategoryKonferans Öğesi - Uluslararası - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectwinter crops
dc.subjectgreen manure
dc.subjectvegetable
dc.subjectorganic farming
dc.titleEffects of crop rotation on yield and quality parameters of grafted watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L. (Thumb.) Matsum. & Nakai.) under organic management conditions
dc.typeConference Object

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