About the watermelon and Hot pepper

2. Presented By:
Mohammad Sajid
Presented TO:
Dr. Asim Ata
Topic Name:
Agronomic Characters Of Watermelon
& Hot Pepper.

3. Scientific Classification:
 Kingdom: Plantae
 Order: Cucurbitales
 Family: Cucurbitaceae
 Genus: Citrullus
 Species: lanatus
 Binomial Name: Citrullus lanatus

4.  Watermelon is an annual plant
 The duration from sowing – harvesting is
75-90 days
 Leaves are stemmed and are alternate
 Plant has branching tendrils.
 The flowers grow singly in the leaf axils, the
corolla is white or yellow inside and
greenish yellow on the outside.
 The flowers are unisexual.
 Yield is 300 -400 manned per acre

5.  Most well-drained soil, whether clayey or sandy
can be managed to produce a good crop
of watermelon.
 Land preparation involves one or more
tillage to make the soil more suitable for seeding
and seedling establishment,
 To enhance productivity
 For subsequent root growth and development, and
 To help control some disease problems

6.  Watermelon in tunnel grown in mid
December while out of tunnel grown
in Feb-mid March
 Watermelon seed germinates at soil
temperatures of 68° to 95° F (20-35ċ)
 Soil pH (6 to 6.5)
 Seed should be planted 1 inch deep.
 Seed required usually 1 to 2 pounds
per acre(seed size, germination& plant spacing)
 With plastic mulch use an in-row spacing of
 1-1.5feet and between-row spacing of 6 to 8 feet

7.  Watermelon required 8-10 irrigation
 During flowering & fruiting irrigation
is necessary
Fertilizers :
 One bag DAP & one bag Urea
 1 ̸ 3 Nitrogen, half Potash & Phosphorus at
sowing time
 The remaining N and K is apply between
35-70 days
 Zink and Boron also apply

8.  Germination rate(% age)
 Number of branches
 Leaf number
 Leaf area
 Length of main vine
 Leaf length
 Leaf Area Index (LAI)
 Days to 1st flowering

9.  Days to 50% flowering
 No. of fruits
 Fruit size
 Fruit weight
 Fruit colour
 Seed colour
 Taste of fruit
 Average fruit weight
 Yield

10.  D.O.S (Nursery)
 D.O.T (Field)
 Plant height
 No. of leaves
 Leaf area
 Leaf area index
 Height of 1st bifurcation
 Days to 1st flowering

11.  Days to 50% flowering
 No. of flowers per plant
 No. of fruits per plant
 Fruit width
 Fruit length
 Pulp thickness
 Diameter
 Yield