TABLE 3.
Yield performances of wax gourd (Benincasa hispida cv. Tiezhu 2) plants grown without (−Mg) and with Mg supplies (+Mg: 90 kg ha–1 MgSO4 ⋅ H2O) under farmer’s field conditions in 2017 and 2018 spring season*.
| MgSO4 fertilization |
Yield (t ha–1) |
|
| 2017 spring season | 2018 spring season | |
| − Mg | 75.0 b | 99 b |
| + Mg | 97.5 a | 122 a |
*Wax gourd plants were grown in farmer’s fields at Sanshui district in 2017 and Datang district in 2018, Foshan city, Guangdong province without (−Mg) and with Mg supplies (+Mg: 90 kg ha–1 MgSO4 ⋅ H2O). Yield values presented are the mean values of 16 independent samples in each treatment.