Abstract
ABSTRACT Cultural practices were tested on watermelon (Cucumis melo L. ‘AU Producer’) grown on a sandy loam soil in Chilton County, Alabama. Treatments were as follows: (1) hilled surface bare soil (HBS), (2) hilled surface soil with black plastic mulch (HBPM), (3) hilled surface soil with black plastic mulch + spunbonded polyester (HBPM + SPE) row cover, (4) flat surface bare soil [(FBS) control], (5) flat surface soil with black plastic mulch (FBPM), and (6) flat surface soil with black plastic mulch + spunbonded polyester (FBPM + SPE) row cover. FBPM + SPE row cover and FBPM treatments increased total melon yields 105% and 111% over those produced on FBS. Treatments of HBPM + SPE and FBPM + SPE caused 55% and 32% of the total number of watermelons produced to mature 2–3 weeks earlier than those grown on FBS.
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