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ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
Interdisciplinary International Science Journal
Volume 41 (2023)
Issue 3B
Page No. 1736
Authors:
Gothi H. R.,
Patel P. S.
Environment and Ecology 41 (3B) : 1736—1741, July—September 2023
Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.60151/envec/MDPK8592
ISSN 0970-0420
Effect of different mode of pollination on
quantitative and qualitative parameters
of muskmelon
Gothi H. R., Patel P. S.
Received 23 March 2023, Accepted 10 June 2023, Published on 21 August 2023
ABSTRACT
Pollinators are the prime facie to maintain the diversity in universe. Hence, research on “Studies on pollinators of muskmelon (Cucumis melo Linnaeus)” was carried out at Chimanbhai Patel College of Agriculture, SD Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar during summer 2021. The mode of pollination had a highly significant effect on the quantitative and qualitative parameters of muskmelon. The mean percent fruit set, weight of fruit (kg), the volume of fruit (liter), length of fruit (cm), girth of fruit (cm), number of seeds per fruit and total soluble solid (%) in open and close pollination were 15.76 % and 10.52 %, 0.74 kg and 0.39 kg, 0.71 liters and 0.38 liter, 11.43 cm and 9.10 cm, 37.06 cm and 28.42 cm, 557.53 seeds and 401.30 seeds and 10.02 % and 8.66 %, respectively. These results indicated that pollinators are highly influenced the production of muskmelon
Keywords Mode of pollination, Quantitative, Qualitative, Muskmelon, Cucumis melo.