THE BEHAVIOR OF SOME MELON CULTIVARS (CUCUMIS MELON) ON THE SANDY SOILS FROM SCDCPN DĂBULENI

Abstract

The study was carried out in an experimental plot in 2023 on the sandy soils of SCDCPN Dăbuleni, characterized by low natural fertility, having in the 0-20 cm soil layer an organic carbon content of 0.56% and a humus content of 0.96 %. Seven melon cultivars were studied in the experimental field, observing a great diversity of their morphological and biochemical characteristics. Morphological characteristics such as fruit weight, fruit length and diameter, diameter of the seminal cavity, pulp thickness, and sugar content were determined for the analyzed fruits. Among the analyzed cultivars, stood out the AS 086 cultivar with an average fruit weight of 2.08 kg and the Traian cultivar with an average pulp thickness of 3.94 cm. Regarding the sugar content, the highest value was recorded for the cultivar AS 084, respectively 11.40%. From the point of view of the realized productions, the AS 038 cultivar stood out with a production of 29.07 t/ha, the lowest production being recorded for the AS 088 cultivar, respectively 22.33 t/ha.