Compost and Compost Tea Management of Mini Watermelon Cultivations Affects the Chemical, Physical and Sensory Assessment of the Fruits
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53314#.VLyl48nQrzE Author(s) Loredana Liguori 1 , Catello Pane 2 , Donatella Albanese 1* , Giuseppe Celano 3 , Massimo Zaccardelli 2 , Marisa Di Matteo 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Salerno, Fisciano, Italy . 2 Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Centro di Ricerca per l’Orticoltura, Pontecagnano, Italy . 3 Dipartimento delle Culture Europee e del Mediterraneo: Architettura, Ambiente, Patrimoni Culturali (DICEM), Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Matera, Italy . ABSTRACT Compost, rich in plant nutrients, is a readily available fertilizer with beneficial effects on physical, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of the soils. Moreover compost-based treatments can exert protective effects against plant diseases occurrence and/or stimulate an enhanced plant physi...