Abstract
Most information on effects of rootstocks on watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum and Nakai] quality is derived from studies on disease resistance. The current study was undertaken to determine effects on yield and fruit morphometric and physicochemical characteristics of large-fruited, diploid and small-fruited, triploid watermelon cultivars grafted to interspecific hybrid rootstocks. Two yearly field experiments were conducted between April and July at the Zygi Experimental Station in Cyprus. Grafting increased marketable yield by 43% on average over nongrafted controls. No cultivar–rootstock combination resulted in commercially unacceptable (<10%) soluble solids content (SSC); only triploid cv. Extazy exhibited a rootstock-dependent decrease in SSC. Flesh firmness was increased by grafting on all rootstocks by an average of 36% over the nongrafted control. Variability in rind thickness was derived mainly from the scion. Rootstocks did not affect lycopene content and their effect on flesh color was minimal. Though grafting enhanced yield and fruit quality, choice of rootstock may adversely affect SSC of certain cultivars.
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Claim · model-written summary
Grafting increased marketable yield by 43% on average over nongrafted controls.
- Taxon
- Watermelon
Citrullus lanatust0 - Treatment
- Graftinge0
- Outcome
- marketable yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 43%e0
- Comparator
- nongrafted controlse0
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e0“Grafting increased marketable yield by 43% on average over nongrafted controls”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
No cultivar-rootstock combination produced commercially unacceptable soluble solids content.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Outcome
- soluble solids contente0
- Value
- <10%e0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“No cultivar–rootstock combination resulted in commercially unacceptable (<10%) soluble solids content (SSC)”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Only triploid Extazy had a rootstock-dependent decrease in soluble solids content.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Material
- cv. Extazye0
- Treatment
- rootstocke0
- Outcome
- SSCe0
- Direction
- decreasee0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“only triploid cv. Extazy exhibited a rootstock-dependent decrease in SSC”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting increased flesh firmness across rootstocks by 36% on average over nongrafted control.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- graftinge0
- Outcome
- Flesh firmnesse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 36%e0
- Comparator
- nongrafted controle0
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Verbatim
e0“Flesh firmness was increased by grafting on all rootstocks by an average of 36% over the nongrafted control”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Rind thickness variability was mainly attributable to the scion.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Material
- scione0
- Outcome
- Variability in rind thicknesse0
Not reportedDirection
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e0“Variability in rind thickness was derived mainly from the scion”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Rootstocks did not affect lycopene content.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- Rootstockse0
- Outcome
- lycopene contente0
- Direction
- did not affecte0
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e0“Rootstocks did not affect lycopene content”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Rootstocks had minimal effect on flesh color.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- Rootstockse1
- Outcome
- flesh colore0
- Direction
- minimale0
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e0“their effect on flesh color was minimal”
e1“Rootstocks did not affect lycopene content”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors caution that rootstock choice may adversely affect soluble solids content of some cultivars.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Outcome
- choice of rootstock may adversely affect SSC of certain cultivarse0
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e0“choice of rootstock may adversely affect SSC of certain cultivars”
t0“Watermelon”
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