Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVIV, Issue 1
Written by Felicia-Constantina FRĂTUȚU, Ștefan NANU, Cristina BÎRSOGHE, Alina-Nicoleta PARASCHIV, Loredana-Mirela SFÎRLOAGĂ, Maria-Diana ILINA
The study was carried out during 2022-2024 within the experimental field of the Research - Development Station for Plant Culture on Sands Dăbuleni. The method used to set up the experiment was the randomized block. The material used to set up the experiment consisted of six watermelon genotypes:ʹDulce de Dăbuleniʹ, ʹOlteniaʹ, ʹDe Dăbuleniʹ, own creations of the Research - Development Station for Plant Culture on Sands Dăbuleni, and Burebista F1, Kratos F1, Fechete F1 of other origin. Physical characteristics such as length, diameter, and shape index of the fruits, quantitative characteristics such as fruit weight, fruit peel thickness and weight, core percentage, and also biochemical ones such as soluble dry matter content, total dry matter content, titratable acidity, vitamin C, and carbohydrates were evaluated. The weight of the fruits analyzed during the study period recorded average values that varied between 4.63 kg for Burebista F1(2024) and 9.32 kg for Fechete F1(2023). The soluble dry matter content varied between 10.00 and 11.80%, the highest average value being recorded for the Burebista F1 cultivar, respectively 11.00%.
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