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| Response of Plant Grwoth and Fruit Set in Watermelon Pruning |
| Jiang Youtiao; Zhang Mingfang; Xiao Jiliang; et al. |
| Department of Horticulture; Zhejiang Agricultural University; Hangzhou 310029; Hangzhou Research Institute for Pomology |
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Abstract The results showed that watermelon pruning might play an important role in control of plant growth, promoting fruit set and increasing single fruit weight whereas, decrease of femal flowers and fruit number was also observed by improper pruning. It was proposed that debranching forms and plant density should be different with purpose of cultivation. First, planting density should be increased and vine number be diminished to enhance fruit set, increase early yield in forcing culture. Second, in open field c...
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Received: 01 January 1900
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