PJB-2023-441
The effect of solarization and mycorrhiza application on plant growth, yield and quality of melon grown in greenhouse
Garip Yarşi, Yusuf Çelik and Adem Özarslandan
Abstract
In this study, melon seedlings were planted on solarized plots and non-solarized plots in autumn season. In addition, by applying mycorrhiza (Endo Roots Soluble (ERS)) to some seedlings, the effects of both solarization and mycorrhiza on planth growth, yield and quality were investigated in melon. In this study, yield per plant, plant biomass values and some quality analysis of fruits were investigated. According to the results of the study, it has been observed that the combined application with solarization and mycorrhiza affects the yield and quality more positively than other applications. This application was followed only by the values obtained in the plots where solarization was applied. While the galling index was determined as 7.25 and 4.63 in the control and only mycorrhiza applications, the same values were 0.38 combined with solarization and mycorrhizal were applied and 0.63 plots where only solarization was applied. It has been determined that applying solarization and mycorrhizal together provides an increase of 53.3% in yield. This increase was 41.8% in plots with only solarization but not mycorrhiza. However, it has been determined that the application of only mycorrhiza on plots without solarization provides an advantage of 5.3% in yield compared to control (non-solarized). The plants grown in the plots without solarization were heavily affected by root-knot nematodes (M. incognita) and weeds, thus the yield and quality decreased.
To Cite this article:
Yarşi, G., Y. Çelik and A. Özarslandan. 2025. The effect of solarization and mycorrhiza application on plant growth, yield and quality of melon grown in greenhouse. Pak. J. Bot., 57(1): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2025-1(21)
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