Effect of mineral and biofertilization on the productivity and some antioxidants of cantaloupe grown in newly reclaimed soil [electronic resource].

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The experiment was conducted to evaluate cantaloupe yield, fruits quality and storability in response to different levels of NPK and biofertilizer. The following treatments were studied in split plot design with four levels of NPK, (untreated (control), 50-25-50 kg NPK/fed., 100-50-100 kg NPK/fed. and 150-100-150 kg NPK/fed.). Biofertilizers used with two rates, (untreated (control) and 200gm microbein + 300gm phosphorien /fed.). All mineral fertilizer levels and the biofertilizer significantly increased tolal yield/plot, total yield/fed. (ton) and average weight of cantaloupe fruits compared with control. The combination between mineral fertilizer levels and biofertilizer gave the highest total yield/plot, total yield/fed. (ton) and average fruit weight compared with individual application. The fruits quality parameters increased by applied mineral fertilizers or biofertilizer only or combination at harvest. Application mineral fertilizers and biofertilizer increased antioxidant capacity for fruits.

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