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Evaluation of Year Round Muskmelon Lines at Hill Valley of Chattogram Hill Tracts (at Raikhali Region). Season: 2017-2018

M. M. Rahman
Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Garizpur-1701, Bangladesh

M. Islam
Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Garizpur-1701, Bangladesh

M. A. Hossain
Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Garizpur-1701, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The experiment was conducted at Hill Agricultural Research Station, Raikhali, Rangamati Hill District during 2017-18 to find out the suitable muskmelon lines which is year-round in character to release as a variety and to utilize in a future breeding program of muskmelon. Experimental lines varied significantly for their response to days to 1^st female flowering (DFF), node order of first female flower (NFF), fruits per plant (FPP), fruit length (FL), fruit girth (FG), flesh thickness (FT), average fruit weight (AFW), yield per plot and TSS (%). Of these, DFF ranged from 68.33-50.00, NFF 2.00-4.33, FPP 9.33-1.33, FL 15.73-25.00, FG 7.93-10.14, FT 2.20-2.70, AFW(gm) 637-1266.45, yield(t/ha) 30.93-6.74 and TSS (%) 2-5. The minimum node order of the first female flower (2.00) was observed in CMRai009. The highest yield (30.93 t/ha) was found in CMRai009 followed by CMRai004 (28.73 t/ha) and the lowest (6.74 t/ha) was found in CMRai015 treatment.

Keywords: Fruit, Muskmelon, Weeding, Irrigation, Soil fertility, Fertilizer

Location: Hill Agricultural Research Station, Raikhali, Rangamati Hill District, Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-00-2017

End Date: 00-05-2018

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Muskmelon, Soil fertility

Objectives:

To develop a improve variety from this germplasm, to meet the demand of farmers and consumers.

Methodology:

The experiment was conducted at Hill Agricultural Research Station, Raikhali, Rangamati Hill District during 2017-18 to find out superior year-round muskmelon germplasm. It is conducted in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications and there were 15 treatments. Seeds were directly sown in the field in the unit plot of 1.5 m. x 1.5 m on 29 November 2017. The land was fertilized with well-decomposed cowdung @ 10 t/ha cowdung, 78 kg N, 35 kg P, 75 kg K, 18 kg S, 4.2 kg Zn and 0.34 kg B per hectare. Entire cowdung, P, S, Zn, B and 1/3 of K were applied during pit preparation which was 7 days before seed sowing. N @ 50 kg/ha was applied on the day of transplanting. The rest of K @ 50kg /ha was applied twice after transplanting at 20 days intervals and N was applied in 4 equal installments at 15, 30, 55,60 and 75 days after transplanting. Intercultural operations like weeding, irrigation, etc. were done as necessary. Data on yield and yield contributing characters were taken with due time and statistically analyzed using R program software.

Source of Information: Annual Research Report 2017-2018, Horticulture Research Centre, BARI, Joydebpur, Garizpur-1701, Bangladesh

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Achievement/Findings:

According to the performance of all the genotypes CMRai003, CMRai004, CMRai006, CMRai007, CMRai008, CMRai009, CMRai011 and CMRai012 were found promising. All the fifteen genotypes would be evaluated in the next year for further confirmation.

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