Journal of Crops Improvement

Journal of Crops Improvement

Impact of methyl jasmonate on vegetative parameters and fruit yield of melon cv. ‘Semsuri’

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
mehdi nazarian 1
Mohammad Javad Arvin 2
shima hasanzadehfard 1
1 Graduate Student, Department of Horticultural Sciences, College of Agriculture, Kerman Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Horticultural Sciences, College of Agriculture, Kerman Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran
10.22059/jci.2015.54378
Abstract
To investigate the effects of methyl jasmonate growth regulators on growth characteristics, fruit number and fruit yield of ‘Semsuri’ melon, an experiment at the field of Shahid Bahonar University was conducted in summer 2012. Melon (cv. ‘Semsuri’) is widely cultivated in Iran and therefore increasing the fruit yield and quality of this cultivar is necessary. Some growth regulators including Methyl Jasmonate (MJ) may improve growth and development of plants when applied at appropriate low concentrations. Thus, a complete random block experiment at the research field of Shahid Bahonar University was conducted to study the impact of 0, 2.5 and 5µM of MJ applied as seed soaking, foliar spray at 6-7 leaf stages, after fruit set and in combination with treatments on growth and fruit yield of ‘Semsuri’ melon. To promote growth and fruit yield, two times application of MJ is required. MJ reduced leaf ion leakage and increased chlorophyll index, relative water content, flesh thickness, plant fresh weight and fruit yield. Moreover, MJ significantly reduced fruit set that reduces fruit hand thinning. Most effective level of MJ was 5 µM applied at 3 stages. Compared with control, 5µM MJ reduced leaf ion leakage (42 percent), and increased chlorophyll index (45 percent), relative water content (32 percent), flesh thickness (33 percent), plant fresh weight (38 percent), root fresh weight (40 percent) and fruit yield (24 percent with two melons per plant and 19 percent with three fruits per plant).
 
 
 
Keywords
Growth parameters
Jasmonate
melon
Spray
yield

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Journal of Crops Improvement
Volume 17, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
Autumn 2015
Pages 671-682