02569nab a2200325 i 4500003000900000005001700009008004100026040001800067072001400085072000800099100003900107100003600146100004000182100002900222100003000251100003100281100003600312245010000348500006100448520131200509650001201821650001501833650001101848650002201859650002601881773022301907856007802130942001602208999001902224BR-BrBNA20240306132956.0240306b2023    bl.ar|pooa||| 00| 0 eng |  aBR-BrBNAbeng  aF04b0810  aH50  aOliveira, Renata Ramayane Torquato  aOliveira, Francisco de Assis de  aGóis, Helena Maria de Morais Neta  aMenezes, Paulo Victor de  aSantos, Sandy Thomaz dos   aAroucha, Edna Maria Mendes  aAlmeida, José Gustavo Lima de  aSalt stress and K/Ca ratios of the nutrient solution in the production and quality of the melon  a
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ABSTRACT - Melon cultivation under saline conditions is a challenge, as the plants can suffer a reduction in fruit production
and quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the production and quality of noble melon fruit fertigated with different
saline solutions and K/Ca ratios. The experimental design was of randomised blocks, with treatments arranged in a 3 x 6
factorial scheme, using three melon cultivars (Bazuca, McLaren, County) fertigated with six nutrient solutions [S1 – standard
nutrient solution (SNS); S2 – SNS + NaCl (5.0 dS m-1); S3 – S2 enriched with K (50%); S4 – S2 enriched with K (100%);
S5 – S2 enriched with Ca (50%); S6 – S2 enriched with Ca (100%)]. At the end of each cultivar cycle, the fruit was harvested
and assessed for the following parameters: fresh fruit weight, fruit diameter, internal cavity, pulp thickness, pulp firmness,
soluble solids content, titratable acidity, soluble solids/titratable acidity ratio, and vitamin C. Salt stress impaired the physical
characteristics of the fruit of the three noble melon cultivars. The nutrient solution enriched with 50% K (S3) did not reduce the
effect of salt stress on fresh weight or fruit size in the melon, but afforded an increase in fruit quality. 


Key words: Cucumis melo L. Salinity. Fertigation  aMELÃO  aSALINIDADE  aSTRESS  aFERTIRRIGAÇÃO  aSOLUÇÃO NUTRITIVA0 042909275636dFortaleza-CE Universidade Federal do Ceará. Centro de Ciências Agrárias 2002o2023-437436tRevista Ciência Agronômica (Brazil)x0045-6888; 1806-6690 (on-line)gv. 54 p. 1-9; (2023)wBR2023002379  uhttps://www.scielo.br/j/rca/a/4j4vwrYVkpNyVTq7ZTrmG4R/?format=pdf&lang=en  cAnalítica  c298686d298686