Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Volume LXI
Written by Mihaela Gabriela CIUPUREANU (NOVAC), Elena CIUCIUC, Daniela POPA
The aim of this study it was that of following the behavior in culture on field on RDCFCSS Dabuleni – Romania, on a sandy soil, of 12 cultivars of water melons of which 9 are hybrids of foreign provenance and 3 local varieties. It were made observations and determinations concerning the morphological characters and the production of the cultivars such as: the vegetative growth of plants, the flowering and the fruits binding date, the number of fruits/plants, the average weight of a fruit and the productions on cropping stages. Following the obtained results it was found that the highest production was registered on 'Baronesa’ F1 cultivars and 62-269 F1 with 47.9 t/ha, followed by LF 6720 with 44.9 t/ha and 'Oltenia’ with 43.6 t/ha.
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