What is the premature senility of muskmelon?

Muskmelon is a very common fruit in China, which is distributed all over our country. The nutritional value of muskmelon is very high and is welcomed by many people, so the planting area of muskmelon in our country is also very large. However, when planting melons, there are often many problems affecting the growth of melons, among which premature senility is one of them. So what is the premature senility of melons? Today, the editor will give you a brief introduction. Let's take a look at it.

1. Disease problem

The disease of muskmelon is less in the early growth stage, because it is mainly vegetative growth. However, after entering the middle and later stage of growth, the vegetative growth will gradually turn to reproductive growth, at this time the vegetative growth of muskmelon is very weak. Therefore, it will lead to the decline of resistance of the whole melon plant, which leads to a variety of diseases. And this period is also the high incidence period of melon diseases, muskmelon is often due to a variety of diseases and premature senescence and wilt phenomenon. Among them, the diseases that easily lead to premature senescence of muskmelon are Fusarium wilt, vine blight and other diseases.

2. Physiological withering

In fact, there are many reasons for muskmelon premature senescence, among which physiological wilting is one of the main reasons. When planting melons, the demand for water is relatively high. If the soil is too dry and short of water, then muskmelon plants are easily withered due to lack of water. In addition, we should also pay attention to the fruit thinning work during the melon fruit setting period. Because if the amount of fruit retained in a single plant exceeds the load range of the melon plant, the plant will wilt physiologically because of the lack of timely supply of nutrition and water or uneven supply.

3. Root system problem

The root distribution of muskmelon is relatively shallow, most of which are distributed on the surface of the soil. If the plough layer of the soil is shallow and the humidity is high, then when the temperature rises, the transpiration will increase sharply. On the other hand, the water absorbed and transported by the root is slower than its evaporation rate, so it is easy to cause the plant to wither due to lack of water. And because the muskmelon root system is more distributed in the surface layer, so its nutrient absorption and supply capacity will be reduced. Therefore, it can easily lead to thin growth of muskmelon, unable to meet the nutritional needs of fruit expansion, and finally lead to accelerated senescence and death of the plant.

Therefore, when we are in the melon fruiting period, we should pay attention to ensure the balanced growth of the aboveground and underground parts of the plant. We should not only do a good job of root maintenance, but also carry out leaf maintenance at the same time. If you protect the root system, then you can ensure that the root absorbs adequate nutrients. So as to provide sufficient raw materials for the synthesis of organic matter for leaves. If the leaves are cultivated well, it can ensure the normal photosynthesis of muskmelon and produce enough organic nutrition to meet the growth and nutritional needs of muskmelon stems, vines and roots and fruits, so as to reduce the premature senility of muskmelon.

The above is a brief introduction to the premature senility of melons. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you all.