Excessive application of water can damage melon and cause fruit quality problems, leading to reduction of the melon fruit yield, lower fruit quality characteristics and plant disease 10.
Extending the irrigation of agricultural land is crucial concern to farmers and governmental authorities in most countries and particularly in Jordan due to scares of water supply. In Jordan, agriculture sector consumes around 75% of the total available water resources, which are limited 1. Reducing the irrigated water without limitation may be lead to reduce the agriculture production. The solutions are to manage the way and amount of water application to the agricultural crops with maintaining the economic value of crop yield.