Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Civil, Transportation and Environment

Effect of biocharand ameliorant on yield and quality of watermelon (Citrulluslanatus)

Authors
Xiaowei Zhai, Hefang Wang, Lei Chen, Hao Zheng
Corresponding Author
Xiaowei Zhai
Available Online January 2016.
DOI
10.2991/iccte-16.2016.196How to use a DOI?
Keywords
ameliorant, peanut-shell biochar, watermelon, yield, quality
Abstract

Application of biochar(BC)and biochar-based ameliorant (BCA) to agricultural soilhasbeen proved to exert bene cialeffects onsoilfertility and crop yield.However,little information is available about theirinfluencesonfruit quality. WeinvestigatedtheeffectofBC or BCAon Watermelon(Citrulluslanatus)growth andqualityin a eldexperiment in Ningxia. BC applicationsignificantlydecreasedthe fresh biomass of shoot by 45.7%. BCA dramatically decreased the fruit yieldof watermelon by 20.7% compared with that of CK. Both of BC and BCA had noinfluence on the sweetness and rind thickness of watermelon.Thelack of signi cant differencebetween biochar treatments andcontrolsfortoughness of peel and pulp was noted. These observations are useful for screening desired BC and BCA to produce positiveeffects on both of yield and quality of watermelon.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Civil, Transportation and Environment
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
January 2016
ISBN
978-94-6252-185-8
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/iccte-16.2016.196How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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