Causes and control methods of abnormal fruit in muskmelon

Muskmelon has delicate pulp and sweet taste, which is a kind of fruit suitable for both young and old. it sells very well in the market, but because of the planting environment and improper management, the growth of melon fruit is abnormal, which seriously affects the commodity rate and reduces the income of fruit growers. So what is the reason for melons to produce malformed fruits? How to prevent and cure it? Let's take a look at the details.

1. Flat fruit

The flat fruit is caused by the lack of full development of the young fruit longitudinally before growth. the main reason is that the plant nutrition is insufficient, the leaves are small, and the growth of the fruit is blocked due to the lack of adequate nutrition supply. In addition, in the fruiting period, the lower or higher temperature of the planting environment will also cause the emergence of flat fruit; controlling water in the early stage of flowering and watering a large amount of water in the later stage will also cause muskmelon to form flat fruit.

Control methods: timely fertilization to provide plant growth needs, so that it has sufficient nutrition to grow normally and bear fruit; improve the temperature of the planting environment, keep the temperature at 23-34 degrees during the fruit growth and development, and keep the temperature at 27-30 degrees during the rapid expansion period; pay attention to watering methods in the flowering period, not excessive water control.

2. Long fruit

It's the opposite of flat fruit. It is caused by the fact that the longitudinal diameter of the fruit is larger than the transverse diameter, the leaf is larger, the photosynthesis is strong, and the synthetic nutrients are sufficient, which leads to the fruit growing too fast in the early stage, and in the later stage due to the premature senescence or leaf withering, the nutrients drop suddenly and form a long melon.

Control methods: strengthen the fertilizer and water management of plants, prevent premature senescence due to lack of nutrients, strengthen leaf management, prevent diseases and insect pests from harming leaves, strengthen light, so that leaves can synthesize nutrients continuously.

3. Small fruit

There is no significant difference between the shape of the small fruit and the normal fruit, but the weight deficiency is much lighter than the normal fruit, generally after the growth and maturity, the weight of more than 200 grams is regarded as a small fruit. The main reason is that the plant growth is weak, coupled with fewer leaves, can not synthesize sufficient nutrients for plant and fruit growth; in addition, the number of plant fruit is more, and the nutrients are too scattered, which will also form small fruits; the plant is overnutritious and misses the best fruit setting time, resulting in fruit undernutrition resulting in small fruit.

Control methods: early growth to strengthen fertilizer and water management, so that plant growth is too weak, remove some fruits, so that the rest of the fruit has enough nutrients to grow; the use of artificial pollination to promote fruit setting.

4. Split fruit

Fruit cracking is a crack on the surface of muskmelon, which is large and deep, which can split the whole melon in half and seriously affect its quality. the reason is that the skin of the fruit is too hardened and too much watering in sunny weather and cloudy and rainy seasons. will cause cracking.

Prevention and control methods: select varieties with less split fruit, reasonable watering and irrigation, little or no watering in the fruit expansion period, timely drainage and waterlogging prevention in rainy season, avoid excessive root water accumulation, and timely shade and avoid sunshine when the sun is strong. Prevent direct sunlight on the fruit.

The above are the causes and prevention and control of abnormal melon fruit, hope to help you, want to know more melon planting knowledge, please pay attention to us.