Preliminary Study of the Fertirriego in the Culture of the Watermelon (Citrullus Lanatus, Thumb) in Tolimán, Jalisco

  • J. de J. Sandoval Legazpi Universidad de Guadalajara
  • O. E. Galindo Verdugo Universidad de Guadalajara
  • A. de J. Arellano Panduro Universidad de Guadalajara
  • Lucio Ancira Sánchez Universidad de Guadalajara

Abstract

The cultivation of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus, thumb) is one that most requires the water factor, so the implementation of adequate nutrition, coupled with the efficient use of water, can be a good alternative management for watermelon producers from the Tolimán, Jalisco region, and from other regions of the country. Soil and water samples were taken to determine their quality for irrigation, as well as the nutrient status of the watermelon crop using the Kenworthy balance index (IBK) and the optimal percentage deviation (DOP) methodologies. The results show how the IBK is useful for small sample cases and in local studies (by valleys and/or municipalities). Likewise, this preliminary study suggests that the number of observations be at least 48, because this way there will be three nutrimental ranges: high, medium and low. Under this scheme, the observations would be distributed in a normal population 48 / 3 = 16 observations per range, enough to determine the real values, without having to make use of the standard deviation.
Published
2019-08-05
How to Cite
Sandoval Legazpi, J. de J., Galindo Verdugo, O. E., Arellano Panduro, A. de J., & Ancira Sánchez, L. (2019). Preliminary Study of the Fertirriego in the Culture of the Watermelon (Citrullus Lanatus, Thumb) in Tolimán, Jalisco. CIBA Revista Iberoamericana De Las Ciencias Biológicas Y Agropecuarias, 8(16), 54 - 81. https://doi.org/10.23913/ciba.v8i16.91
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Artículos Científicos