SELECTION OF HIGH-YIELD, GOOD-QUALITY OF MELON (Cucumis melo. L VARIETIES UNDER HIGH-TECH GROWING IN NINH THUAN PROVINCE

Abstract

The study was conducted from August to October 2024 to evaluation of growth, yield and quality of 8 melon varieties grown under high-tech farming conditions in Ninh Thuan. The experiment was arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD with 3 replicates and 100 plants per replicate. The results showed that the varieties had a growing period of 73 - 88 days, good growth ability, good resistance to pests and diseases and high yield from 2.26 - 3.98 tons/1.000 m², in addition, the morphological characteristics and fruit quality were suitable for consumer tastes. Of which, three varieties including De Dac Mat, Hoang Long and Huynh Long had good adaptability, higher yield and fruit quality than the remaining varieties. Comparing economic efficiency, Huynh Long variety gave the highest efficiency due to its beautiful mesh pattern, good quality, suitable for consumer tastes, so the selling price was higher than the other 2 varieties. Therefore, Huynh Long variety can be included in the melon variety structure of Ninh Thuan province.