Potential of using sea water in fertigation system for rock melon cultivation

Azmi, Muhammad Haziq (2014) Potential of using sea water in fertigation system for rock melon cultivation. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Rock melon is a high value fruit that are commonly grown using fertigation system. Due to high fertilizer cost alternative fertilizer or nutrients sources for plant needs to be explore. Therefore, the objectives of this study are to determine the potential of using sea water in fertigation system and to determine the roles of diverse media on growth and fruit quality of Rock Melon. This research was design to use diluted sea water as a source of minerals and applied to the melon grown on different types of growth medium : coco peat (CP), coco peat + biochar (CPB), coco peat + humic acid (CPHA) and CPBHA. The plants were arranged in a Split Plot arrangement and put under protecttive structure. From the results, it showed that, there was no significant different between the various medium uded but significant different in fruit weight, root biomass and the sugar content of the fruits due to the different concentrations of the sea water used. The different concentration decreased the fruits size, mineral uptake and the root biomass, but increased the sugar content as the concentration increased. Smaller fruits were obtained from plant treated with 3000 ppm (600 g) compared to the control which is 0 ppm (1200 g). Thus this study revealed that sea water has the potential to be used in fertigation system abd should be balance with good organic growth medium.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SB Plant culture
Faculty:	Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Depositing User:	Mr. Mohd Faizal Jabat
Date Deposited:	11 May 2026 02:15
Last Modified:	11 May 2026 02:15
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2764

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