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A Review of Watermelon Production and Price Trends from 2010 to 2021

EDIS, 2023
Watermelons are primarily produced by eight states on over 100,000 acres each year (USDA-NASS, 2022). Most of the fruit (almost 80%) are cultivated in California, Florida, Georgia, and Texas with Florida leading in domestic production (USDA-ERS, 2020a).
Tara Wade, Kelvin Amon, Kevin Athearn, Craig Frey   +3 more
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Effects of blenderized watermelon with the rind on satiety, postprandial glucose, and bowel movement, with sensory evaluation

Human Nutrition & Metabolism, 2023
Watermelon is a well-liked fruit containing bioactive compounds and nutrients. Watermelon research on metabolic diseases often involves flesh, yet rind is less explored. This study examined effects of watermelon with rind on satiety, postprandial glucose,
Trisha Molina, Liyue Zhang, Timothy Nishimura, Samantha Johansen, Kayla Buenaventura, Cassandra Wickstrom, Mee Young Hong   +6 more
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Bioavailability of Citrulline in Watermelon Flesh, Rind, and Skin Using a Human Intestinal Epithelial Caco-2 Cell Model

Applied Sciences, 2023
Watermelon produces many byproducts (watermelon rind and skin) even though those components contain various bioactive compounds, including citrulline.
Inah Gu, Olugbenga Balogun, Cindi Brownmiller, Hye Won Kang, Sun-Ok Lee   +4 more
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Control effect of root exudates from mycorrhizal watermelon seedlings on Fusarium wilt and the bacterial community in continuously cropped soil

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is susceptible to wilt disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp niveum (FON). AMF colonization alleviates watermelon wilt and regulates the composition of root exudates, but the effects of mycorrhizal watermelon root ...
Wei Li, Wei Li, Xue-Yi Hu, Xue-Yi Hu, Cheng-Shang Zhu, Cheng-Shang Zhu, Shao Xia Guo, Shao Xia Guo, Min Li   +8 more
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Low-frequency ultrasonic treatment: A potential strategy to improve the flavor of fresh watermelon juice

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2022
A molecular sensory science approach was used to explore the effects of ultrasonic treatment on aroma compounds of watermelon juice. Watermelon juice was submitted to ultrasonic power at 325 W for 20 min.
Fan Yang, Chunhe Shi, Lichang Yan, Ying Xu, Yixin Dai, Shuang Bi, Ye Liu   +6 more
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Root exudates from grafted-root watermelon showed a certain contribution in inhibiting Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Grafting watermelon onto bottle gourd rootstock is commonly used method to generate resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (FON), but knowledge of the effect of the root exudates of grafted watermelon on this soil-borne pathogen in rhizosphere ...
Ning Ling, Wenwen Zhang, Dongsheng Wang, Jiugeng Mao, Qiwei Huang, Shiwei Guo, Qirong Shen   +6 more
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Genetic Mapping of a Candidate Gene ClIS Controlling Intermittent Stripe Rind in Watermelon

Horticulturae, 2023
Rind pattern is one of the most important appearance qualities of watermelon, and the mining of different genes controlling rind pattern can enrich the variety of consumer choices.
Yinping Wang, Shixiang Duan, Qishuai Kang, Dongming Liu, Sen Yang, Huanhuan Niu, Huayu Zhu, Shouru Sun, Jianbin Hu, Junling Dou, Luming Yang   +10 more
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A Comparative Study of Morphology, Photosynthetic Physiology, and Proteome between Diploid and Tetraploid Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.)

Bioengineering, 2022
Watermelon is an important fruit that is widely distributed around the world. In particular, the production and consumption of watermelon in China ranks first in the world.
Zhanyuan Feng, Zhubai Bi, Dugong Fu, Lihan Feng, Dangxuan Min, Chensong Bi, He Huang   +6 more
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Effects of Exogenous Phthalic Acid on Seed Germination, Root Physiological Characteristics, and Mineral Element Absorption of Watermelon

Horticulturae, 2022
To understand the effect of exogenous PA on the watermelon root system, the watermelon variety ‘Zaojia 84–24’ was used as experimental material. This study investigated the effects of allelochemicals DIBP and DOP at varying different concentrations (0, 0.
Mengyao Li, Jiachang Xiao, Fengyun Lei, Kaimin Zheng, Wei Lu, Junying Ma, Maolin He, Yangxia Zheng   +7 more
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Effects of wheat intercropping on growth and occurrence of Fusarium wilt in watermelon [PDF]

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Watermelon is commonly affected by Fusarium wilt in a monoculture cropping system. Wheat intercropping alleviates the affection of Fusarium wilt of watermelon. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of wheat and watermelon intercropping
HuiFang Lv, CongSheng Yan
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