Phosphorus is used throughout the growth period, ensuring a good start and continued growth of a higher yielding crop. It also helps produce thicker skins with well-developed melon netting.
Increasing Melon Fruit Netting
Melon netting is the waxy, raised crisscross, net-like protecting structure found on the rind of some Cantaloupe types.
Crop Nutrition and Melon Fruit Netting
Phosphorus
Calcium
By increasing calcium in the fruit, growers can ensure better melon net development and reduced chilling damage.
Boron
Like calcium, boron plays a key role in maintaining the integrity of the fruit skin. Where supplies of boron are not limiting, skin is more elastic, thereby minimizing cracking and improving melon netting.
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