Land type | Soil depth (cm) | Watermelon growth period | ||||
Seedling | vines | Bearing | expanding | mature | ||
Un-mulched | 0 - 10 cm | 4.89 | 5.36 | 5.17 | 4.63 | 5.07 |
20 - 30 cm | 8.15 | 7.92 | 8.58 | 6.91 | 9.03 | |
30 - 40 cm | 11.82 | 11.69 | 12.17 | 10.97 | 12.69 | |
40 - 50 cm | 15.68 | 16.09 | 15.95 | 14.39 | 16.06 | |
50 - 60 cm | 18.80 | 19.15 | 18.73 | 17.45 | 18.77 | |
Gravel mulched | 0 - 10 cm | 10.43 | 10.25 | 10.98 | 10.06 | 10.75 |
20 - 30 cm | 13.97 | 14.37 | 14.86 | 14.11 | 14.65 | |
30 - 40 cm | 19.12 | 19.82 | 19.19 | 18.35 | 19.49 | |
40 - 50 cm | 24.17 | 23.43 | 24.76 | 23.58 | 25.33 | |
50 - 60 cm | 30.72 | 32.35 | 31.87 | 30.56 | 32.12 |