This study was performed with the objective of verifying the effects of fertilizers on field components and the productive potential of seeds of Cucurbita pepo L. var melopepo cv. Caserta. The experiment was conducted at the Centro Agrícola Demonstrativo da Prefeitura de Porto Alegre during the years 2002/03. The treatments consisted of: T1 = control, T2 = mineral fertilizer and T3 to T6 four doses of chicken litter (63, 125, 187, 250g.pit-1, respectively). The experiments were arranged on a randomized complete block design with three replications. The numbers of flowers.plant-1, number of fruits.plant-1, mean fruits weight, seed weight.fruit-1, number of seed.fruit-1, weight of 100 seeds and seed yield.area-1 were determined. In the experiment, the use of chicken litter increased seed yield. The dose of chicken litter which gave the greatest seed yield was (3.12t.ha-1) 250g.pit-1.
Cucurbita pepo; yield components; chicken litter
