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Table 2 Effects of variety and manuring on chemical and proximate (nutritional) quality of water melon (Rainy season experiment)
Treatment
varieties
Manur
Types
N (%) P(mg/100g) K
Ca Mg
Na
Mg/100g
Ash %
Moisture
Content%
Crude
Fibre%
Total
Solid%
Vitamin(mg/100g)Protein%
Crimson Control 0.72 3.58
12.68 0.7 0.11 5.39
0.88 94.64
0.92
5.36
82.42
4.48
Sweet
OMF NR NR
NR NR NR NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NPK
O.78 2.25
9.32 0.68 0.14 0.58
1.14 95.59
0.78
4.41
82.84
3.48
Charleston
grey
Control 0.38 1.43
7.43 0.6 0.18 2.97
0.75 96.21
0.86
3.79
56.91
2.4
OMF 0.45 1.85
8.95 0.19 0.19 3.48
0.79 95.19
0.46
4.81
67.87
2.81
NPK
0.47 2.52
10.14 0.41 0.08 4.03
0.68 72.71
0.76
27.29 67.48
2.93
Kaolac
Control 0.44 1.38
9.17 0.68 0.14 3.49
0.85 94.3
0.86
5.7
53.85
2.74
OMF 0.26 1.71
7.27 0.54 0.14 2.81
0.57 84.13
0.76
4.22
84.13
1.6
NPK
0.43 1.43
7.1
0.4 0.12 2.77
0.74 94.82
0.46
5.18
88.76
2.69
Anderson
Control 0.28 0.98
7.3
0.38 0.06 3
0.71 94.81
0.66
5.19
80.5
1.72
OMF 0.69 1.63
9.32 0.57 0.09 3.7
0.71 95.7
0.76
4.3
76.12
3.73
NPK
NR NR
NR NR NR NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Sugar baby
Control 0.37 0.91
7.51 0.46 0.11 2.89
0.92 95.54
0.76
4.46
92.31
2.3
OMF 0.51 1.42
6.75 0.43 0.1 2.9
0.81 87.98
0.86
12.02 67.21
3.18
NPK
0.35 1.34
8.5
0.71 0.18 3.05
0.76 94.43
0.52
5.57
75.91
2.17
Figure 1 Trends in flower production among Watermelon varieties (Late season crop)
Table 3 Effects of variety and manuring on chemical and proximate (nutritional) quality of water melon (late season experiment)
Water
melonvarieti
es
Manur
e
Types
N(%
)
P(mg/100
g)
K(mg/100
g)
Ca(mg/100
g)
Mg(mg/100
g)
Na(mg/100
g)
PH
Moisture
Content(
%)
Ash(%
)
Crude
Fibre(
%)
Total
Solid(
%)
Vit.
C(mg/100
g)
Crimson
Sweet
Contro
l
0.19 1.67
0.91
1.84
0.46
0.17
4.77
1
95.57
0.43 0.69
4.43
75.19
OMF 0.26 3.88
0.65
1.26
0.46
0.12
5.65 94.33
0.51 0.39
5.67
130.39
NPK 0.1 2.12
1.15
2.33
0.56
0.24
5.52 93.88
0.56 0.6
6.12
95.51
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
6
7
8
9
10
11
Number of flowers
Weeks after planting
Crimson S
Charleston
G
Kaolac
Anderson
