Results 31 to 40 of about 83,386 (188)
Advances in Watermelon Grafting to Increase Efficiency and Automation [PDF]
Horticulturae, 2020 Grafting watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) onto resistant rootstocks is an effective technique in the management of biotic and abiotic stresses. Since the first reported grafting of watermelon for disease resistance in 1927, adoption of the practice has been steadily increasing up to 95% in Japan, Korea, Greece, Israel and Turkey. However, for grafting to
Pinki Devi, Scott Lukas, Carol Miles
openaire +2 more sources
EFFECTS OF WATERMELON GRAFTING ON FRUIT YIELD AND QUALITY [PDF]
HortScience, 2005 Grafted cucurbits are commonly grown in various Asian and European countries, but only rarely in North America. Disease control in fields where crop rotation cannot be practiced is a common justification for grafting cucurbits.
Warren Roberts +4 more
openaire +3 more sources
Comparative Transcriptome Analysis in Homo- and Hetero-Grafted Cucurbit Seedlings
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a valuable horticultural crop with nutritional benefits grown worldwide. It is almost exclusively cultivated as grafted scions onto interspecific squash rootstock (Cucurbita maxima × Cucurbita moschata) to improve the ...
Filippos Bantis +7 more
doaj +1 more source
Micrographic View of Graft Union Formation Between Watermelon Scion and Squash Rootstock
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Grafting has become a common practice for watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum & Nakai] production in many parts of the world, due to its efficacy against biotic and abiotic stressors.
Pinki Devi +4 more
doaj +1 more source
浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版, 2004 Sugar metabolism and related enzyme activities during fruit development of grafted watermelon were studied. The results showed that the main component of sugar in flesh tissue of both fruits of own-rooted and grafted watermelon fruit was sucrose and that
QIAN Qiong-qiu +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Comparative Epidemiology of Monosporascus Root Rot and Vine Decline in Muskmelon, Watermelon, and Grafted Watermelon Crops [PDF]
Plant Disease, 2008 Disease progression and soil population dynamics of Monosporascus cannonballus ascospores were studied and compared through the entire growing season in muskmelon, watermelon, and watermelon grafted onto Cucurbita rootstock crops. In muskmelon and watermelon, there was a decrease of ascospore counts in soil from transplanting until first symptoms of ...
R, Beltrán +3 more
openaire +2 more sources
Impact of Grafting on Watermelon Fruit Maturity and Quality [PDF]
Horticulturae, 2020 Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) grafting has emerged as a promising biological management approach aimed at increasing tolerance to abiotic stressors, such as unfavorable environmental conditions. These conditions include environments that are too cold, wet, or dry, have soil nutrient deficiency or toxicity and soil or irrigation water salinity. Studies
Pinki Devi +2 more
openaire +2 more sources
GRAFTING OF TRIPLOID WATERMELON ON SQUASH AND GOURD ROOTSTOCKS [PDF]
HortScience, 2006 Grafting of watermelon scions onto squash or pumpkin ( Cucurbita ), bottle gourd ( Lagenaria ), wax gourd ( Benincasa ), or watermelon ( Citrullus ) rootstocks is practiced ...
Kent Cushman, Jin Huan, Lisa Cushman
openaire +1 more source
Agronomy, 2022 Watermelon grafting is practiced in order to improve tolerance to poor environments such as low temperature. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of low-temperature tolerant bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) rootstocks on the growth and ...
Yoonah Jang +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Grafting Techniques for Watermelon
EDIS, 2007 HS-1075, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Kent Cushman, provides a brief description of four grafting techniques used for vine crops and a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of each. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, October 2006.
openaire +6 more sources