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UF/IFAS Nutrient Management Recommendation Series: Watermelon

, Robert Hochmuth, Mark Warren, Tatiana Sanchez, Craig Frey, andRao Mylavarapu
Other Contacts: Paul White


Release Date: 9/9/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ss735-2024

Agriculture

Abstract

Nutrient management recommendations for watermelon are described according to the standard UF/IFAS recommendation format of 1) a calibrated soil test result; 2) target soil pH; 3) the "4Rs" of fertilizer management: rate, timing, placement, and source; and 4) water management factors.

About this Publication

This document is SL522, one of a series of the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2024 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

How to Cite

Hochmuth, R., Warren, M., Sanchez-Jones, T., Frey, C., Obreza, T., & Mylavarapu, R. (2024). UF/IFAS Nutrient Management Recommendation Series: Watermelon. EDIS, 2024(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss735-2024

Authors

Thomas Obreza
Thomas Obreza

former senior associate dean for Extension, director of IFAS Nutrient Management Program, and associate director of UF/IFAS Office of Dean for Extension and Florida Cooperative Extension Office, and professor emeritus, UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Robert Hochmuth
Robert Hochmuth
Specialized Agent
University of Florida

Extension agent IV and assistant center director, vegetables, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center—Suwannee Valley, Live Oak, FL

Mark Warren
Mark Warren
County agent
University of Florida

county Extension director and Extension agent III, UF/IFAS Extension Levy County, Bronson, FL

Tatiana Sanchez
Tatiana Sanchez
County agent
University of Florida

Extension agent III, commercial horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County, Gainesville, FL

Craig Frey
Craig Frey
County agent
University of Florida

county Extension director and Extension agent III, multi-county commercial vegetable production, M.S., UF/IFAS Extension Hendry County, LaBelle, FL

Rao Mylavarapu
Rao Mylavarapu
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and Extension specialist, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Contacts

Paul White
Paul White
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, soil science, and coordinator, agricultural nutrient management research, UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Gainesville, FL

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