Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 4 Effect of deficit irrigation rates (% ETc), cultivars and rootstocks on early yield (g/plant) and fruits number/plant of cantaloupe plants during 2015 and 2016 seasons

From: Utilization of grafting technique for sustaining cantaloupe productivity and quality under deficit irrigation water

		Early yield								Fruits number/plant
		First season (2015)				Second season (2016)				First season (2015)				Second season (2016)
cv.	Rootstock	100%	75%	50%	Mean	100%	75%	50%	Mean	100%	75%	50%	Mean	100%	75%	50%	Mean
Veleta	Cobalt	1149 ^DE	1661 ^A	773 ^F	1195 a	1149 ^DE	1661 ^A	773 ^F	1195 a	4.0^AB	4.7^A	3.3^BC	4.0a	4.0^AB	4.3^A	3.0^CD	3.7ab
	Strong-Tosa	1144 ^DE	1088 ^E	397 ^I	876 b	1144 ^DE	1088 ^E	397 ^I	876 b	1.3^E	2.0^DE	1.3^E	1.5c	1.3^E	1.0^E	1.0^E	1.2d
	Non-grafted	1176 ^DE	1371 ^B	564 ^H	1037 ab	1176 ^DE	1371 ^B	564 ^H	1037 ab	3.0^BCD	3.3^BC	2.7^CD	3.0b	3.3^BCD	3.7^ABC	3.0^CD	3.3bc
	Mean	1156 b	11373 a	578 c		1156 b	11373 a	578 c		2.8b	3.3ab	2.4b		2.8ab	3.1ab	2.3b
Mean of Veleta cv.		1036 B				790 B				2.8 B				2.7 B
Ideal	Cobalt	1273^BC	1340^B	690^FG	1101ab	956^EFG	1135^DEF	843^FG	945b	3.0^BCD	3.7^BC	3.0^BCD	3.2b	3.3^BCD	4.0^AB	3.0^CD	3.4bc
	Strong-Tosa	1361^B	1516^AB	551^H	1142a	856^EFG	1629^A	1186^CDE	1274a	3.7^BC	4.7^A	3.3^BC	3.8a	4.0^AB	4.3^A	4.0^AB	4.1a
	Non-grafted	1206^CD	1276^BC	626^GH	1036ab	1203^CD	1144^C-F	645^G	997ab	2.7^CD	3.3^BC	2.7^CD	2.8b	3.0^CD	3.3^BCD	2.7^D	3.0c
	Mean	1280ab	1377a	622c		1022a	1302a	891ab		3.1ab	3.9a	3.0ab		3.4a	3.9a	3.2ab
Mean of Ideal cv.		1093 A				1072 A				3.3 A				3.5 A
		Rootstocks and water levels
Cobalt		1211c	1500a	732c	1148A	1069ab	1358a	839ab	1088A	3.5ab	4.2a	3.2ab	3.6A	3.7ab	4.2a	3.0ab	3.6A
Strong-Tosa		1252b	1302b	474d	1009B	665b	815ab	593b	691B	2.5b	3.3ab	2.3b	2.7B	2.7b	2.8ab	2.5b	2.6C
Non-grafted		1191b	1323b	595cd	1036B	1169ab	1259ab	615b	1014A	2.8b	3.3ab	2.7b	2.9B	3.2ab	3.5ab	2.8 b	3.1B
Mean		1218B	1375A	600C		967B	1144A	682C		2.9AB	3.6A	2.7B		3.2A	3.5A	2.7 B

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