Abstract
Plants of muskmelon variety “Calypso” were used as scion and non grafted control while two hybrids (Cucurbita maxima x Cucurbita mushata), TZ148 and Ferro as rootstocks. Grafted and non-grafted plants were grown under a monotunnel heated and irrigated by geothermic water in the South of Tunisia. Plants were grown in soilless culture on sand and compost. This trial has revealed that, on sand as well as on compost, grafted plants were more vigorous than self-rooted ones. This vigor was highlighted by values of length and volume of roots, plant height, stem diameter, leaf area and fresh and dry matter of leaves. Indexes of growth represented by LAI, SLA, RGR and NAR were strongly improved by grafting particularly by TZ148. This improvement implied a hasty vegetative growth. Moreover, precocity of production was greater for grafted plants. In addition to their early production, grafted plants produced more fruits on sand and compost. The average weight of fruits was enhanced, too, by this agricultural practice. Thus, the major part of fruits produced by grafted plants had a weight superior to 600g.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting made muskmelon more vigorous than self-rooted plants on sand and on compost.
- Taxon
- muskmelon
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Cucumis melot0 - Treatment
- graftede1
- Outcome
- vigore2
- Direction
- more vigorouse1
- Qualifier
- length and volume of roots, plant height, stem diameter, leaf area and fresh and dry matter of leavese2
- Comparator
- self-rooted onese1
- Setting
- sand as well as on composte1
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Verbatim
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)”
e1“on sand as well as on compost, grafted plants were more vigorous than self-rooted ones”
e2“This vigor was highlighted by values of length and volume of roots, plant height, stem diameter, leaf area and fresh and dry matter of leaves”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting strongly improved LAI, SLA and RGR of muskmelon, particularly with the TZ148 rootstock.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Material
- TZ148e3
- Treatment
- graftinge3
- Outcome
- LAI, SLA, RGRe3
- Direction
- strongly improvede3
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)”
e3“Indexes of growth represented by LAI, SLA, RGR and NAR were strongly improved by grafting particularly by TZ148”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting strongly improved NAR of muskmelon, particularly with the TZ148 rootstock.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Material
- TZ148e3
- Treatment
- graftinge3
- Outcome
- NARe3
- Direction
- strongly improvede3
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)”
e3“Indexes of growth represented by LAI, SLA, RGR and NAR were strongly improved by grafting particularly by TZ148”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafted muskmelon plants had greater precocity of production.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- graftede4
- Outcome
- precocity of productione4
- Direction
- greatere4
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)”
e4“Moreover, precocity of production was greater for grafted plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafted muskmelon plants produced more fruits on sand and on compost.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- graftede5
- Outcome
- fruitse5
- Direction
- moree5
- Setting
- sand and composte5
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)”
e5“In addition to their early production, grafted plants produced more fruits on sand and compost”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting enhanced the average weight of muskmelon fruits.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- this agricultural practicee6
- Outcome
- average weight of fruitse6
- Direction
- enhancede6
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)”
e6“The average weight of fruits was enhanced, too, by this agricultural practice”
Claim · model-written summary
The major part of fruits from grafted muskmelon plants weighed more than 600 g.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- graftede7
- Outcome
- major part of fruitse7
- Direction
- superiore7
- Value
- 600ge7
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)”
e7“Thus, the major part of fruits produced by grafted plants had a weight superior to 600g”
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