Trellis Cultivation of Medium Size Watermelon in Beijing
ZHANG Bao-dong
Abstract：We evaluated three plant densities,650 plants per 667 m2,850 plants per 667 m2 and 1 050 plants per 667 m2,in trellis production of medium size watermelon to improve the income of watermelon growers in Beijing area. We evaluated plant growth,fruit quality and economic return of 3 treatments. No effects of plant density on plant vigor and fruit quality-were observed in the trial. However,the fruit size was reduced with increase of plant density,7.09,6.54 and 6.05 kg per fruit for densities of 650 plants per 667 m2,850 plants per 667 m2 and 1 050 plants per 667 m2,respectively. All fruit sizes are ac-ceptable for Beijing market. Compared to the low density treatment,the economic benefits of 850 plants per 667 m2 and 1 050 plants per 667 m2 were improved 20.26%and 39.34%.
Keywords：WatermelonTrellis productionPlanting density
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 40-42 )