Claim · model-written summary
Grafting may be considered an alternative to methyl bromide fumigation.
- Taxon
- Watermelon
Citrullus lanatust0 - Outcome
- Grafting may be considered as an alternative MB fumigatione0
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Verbatim
e0“Grafting may be considered as an alternative MB fumigation.”
t0“Watermelon”
Title
María Victoria Huitrón-Ramírez; Marcia Ricárdez-Salinas; Francisco Camacho-Ferre HortScience 2009. doi:10.21273/hortsci.44.7.1838
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect Grafting on RS841 increased average fruit weight in nonfumigated soil.
- Intervention effect Grafting on Shintosa Camelforce increased average fruit weight in nonfumigated soil.
- Intervention effect Grafting on RS841 increased total watermelon yield.
- Intervention effect Grafting on Shintosa Camelforce increased total watermelon yield.
- Intervention effect A 50% reduction in density of grafted plants generally retained higher yield than fumigated nongrafted plants.
- Intervention effect Fruit from grafted plants had higher firmness than fruit from nongrafted plants.
- Intervention effect Grafting did not affect fruit soluble solids content.