Crescimento, produção e qualidade do meloeiro em função da aplicação de bioestimulante e controle de frutos

Abstract

The melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a tropical fruit Cucurbitaceae that has great com-mercial importance in the Northeast, due to its socioeconomic value, being appreci-ated for its qualitative characteristics. It is known that the treatments submitted to seeds and seedlings in a small dose application of products with high precision con-tributes to the reduction of input costs and protects the plant from biotic and abiotic stresses. The objective of this research was to evaluate the influence of the applica-tion of VIUSID-AGRO biostimulant on the growth, yield and quality of melon fruit in different stages of cultivation: seed immersion, leaf application and application via fertigation and fruit control. The treatments tested were: 4 modes of application of the Viusid biostimulant (1 = Seed immersion and seedling application via leaf; 2 = Seed immersion, seedling application via leaf and application in fertirrigation pro-duction; 3 = application fertirrigation and 4 = No application of biosimulant (Witness) and 2 fruit number controls (1 = number of free fruits and 2 = 2 (two) fruits per plant. The treatments were distributed in a factorial scheme 4 x 2, = totaling 8 treatments, with four replications, consisting of 64 plots The Gladial F2 cultivar used in the yel-low melon group was used, and the application of VIUSID-AGRO biostimulant in the different stages of melon cultivation did not produce significant results. on fruit growth, yield and quality, except for peel thickness.This suggests that further testing with VIUSID-AGRO is necessary in this same growing situation. , for confirmation of both results.