Nitrogen and Potassium Concentrations in the Nutrients Solution for Melon Plants Growing in Coconut Fiber without Drainage

Table 3

Analysis of variance results for leaf area (LA), mass of the first fruit (FFM), mass of the second fruit (SFM), and fruit productivity per plant (𝑃) as influenced by the concentrations of N and K in the nutrients solution.

Treatments	LA	FFM	SFM	P
	(cm^2 plant^−1)	(g)	(g)	(g)
N
N1	309.86	789.83	776.58	1568.33
N2	371.11	835.50	820.75	1657.50
N3	393.78	834.25	832.33	1668.33
N4	417.99	943.75	933.25	1870.00
F	18.98**	39.33**	33.54**	47.01**
K
K1	379.56	847.33	813.00	1654.16
K2	367.26	853.75	851.50	1705.00
K3	374.83	833.75	836.33	1672.50
K4	371.09	868.50	862.08	1732.50
F	0.24^NS	1.91^NS	3.47*	3.49*
N × K	0.57^NS	1.96^NS	1.34^NS	1.92^NS
C.V. (%)	9.87	4.25	4.71	3.81

**, *, NS: Significant at the levels of 1 and 5% and non significant, respectively, according to the 𝐹 test.