Salt Tolerance of Three Muskmelon Cultivars1

M. C. Shannon; L. E. Francois

doi:10.21273/JASHS.103.1.127

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Salt Tolerance of Three Muskmelon Cultivars^¹

in Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

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M. C. Shannon

M. C. ShannonAgricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, CA 92502

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L. E. Francois

L. E. FrancoisAgricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, CA 92502

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.21273/JASHS.103.1.127

Page Count:: 4

Volume/Issue:: Volume 103: Issue 1

Article Category:: Research Article

Online Publication Date:: Jan 1978

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Abstract

The salt tolerance of 3 muskmelon cultivars (Cucumis melo L. cv. Top Mark, PMR 45, and Hale's Best) was determined in plots artificially salinized with NaCl and CaCl₂. Marketable yield, total dry weight, vine dry weight, and total fruit weight of all cultivars decreased with increasing salinity. ‘Top Mark’, the highest yielding cultivar at low salinity, yielded least at high salinity. ‘PMR 45’ was the least affected with increasing salinity. Na and Cl in the leaves and fruit and % soluble solids in the fruit all increased with increasing salinity levels.

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^¹Received for publication June 21, 1977.

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