Simplified Cultivation Technology for Reduced Fertilizer and Pesticide Use in Small-sized Watermelons under Facility Conditions
GUO Jinghua
LIU Xuena
LA Shikai
WANG Mingjiao
ZHANG Yingying
HU Xu
DONG Lingdi
Abstract：Watermelon facility cultivation is a labor-intensive industry with a large amount of labor and rising labor costs,which has increasingly become a limiting factor for the development of the watermelon industry.Moreover,as the years of cultivation increase,some problems in watermelon production,such as low water and fertilizer utilization rates,difficulties in precise fertilization,and severe soil-borne diseases,have become more prominent.In response to these issues,this article summarized the simplified and reduced-input cultivation technology for small-sized watermelons in facilities.This technology introduced the key techniques and specific operation methods,elaborated on the cultivation facilities,cropping schedules,variety selection,seedling raising,field management,and harvesting techniques for small-sized watermelons in facilities,and analyzed the advantages and benefits of this technology,with the aim of helping growers achieve greater economic benefits and promoting the upgrading of the watermelon industry.
Keywords：Small-sized watermelonreduced fertilizer and pesticidesimplifiedcultivation techniques
Publication Date：2025-11-30
Online Publishing Date：2026-08-28(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 104-108 )