Abstract
The use of grafted vegetables as one of the alternatives to soil disinfestation with methyl bromide is increasing in Israel. Watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus ) and melon ( Cucumis melo ) plants are grafted mainly onto Cucurbita rootstocks for lessening losses due to soil-borne pathogens. The contribution of the rootstock to the grafted plant's resistance depends on the nature of the disease. In general, damage caused by non-specific root-rot pathogens such as Rhizoctonia solani, Macrophomina phaseolina, Monosporascus cannonballus , and Pythium spp. are effectively reduced by using Cucurbita rootstocks. However, these rootstocks provide only partial protection from vascular diseases such as fusarium wilt, in which case better protection can be achieved by grafting susceptible melons onto monogenic fusarium-resistant melon rootstocks. The performance of the grafted plants depends not only on the rootstock but also on the scion response to pathogens and on the effect of the environment on disease development. The response of grafted and non-grafted melons of different cultivars to sudden wilt disease caused by the fungus Monosporascus cannonballus was evaluated in field trials conducted in the fall and spring growing seasons. Significant differences in disease incidence were found among cultivars, between grafted and non-grafted plants, and between seasons. Grafting reduced plant mortality in the spring and fall experiments but prevention of yield losses was more effective in the spring. More emphasis should be given to finding suitable rootstocks and adjusting agrotechniques for successful commercial cultivation of grafted melons in the fall.
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Claim · model-written summary
Disease incidence differed significantly among melon cultivars, between grafted and non-grafted plants, and between seasons.
- Taxon
- melons
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Cucumis meloe0 - Interactor
- Monosporascus cannonballusMonosporascus cannonballuse0pathogen
- Outcome
- disease incidencee1
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Verbatim
e0“The response of grafted and non-grafted melons of different cultivars to sudden wilt disease caused by the fungus Monosporascus cannonballus was evaluated in field trials conducted in the fall and spring growing seasons”
e1“Significant differences in disease incidence were found among cultivars, between grafted and non-grafted plants, and between seasons”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting reduced melon plant mortality in spring and fall experiments.
- Taxon
- melonsCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- Graftinge2
- Interactor
- Monosporascus cannonballusMonosporascus cannonballuse0pathogen
- Outcome
- plant mortalitye2
- Direction
- reducede2
- Comparator
- non-grafted plantse1
- Setting
- spring and fall experimentse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The response of grafted and non-grafted melons of different cultivars to sudden wilt disease caused by the fungus Monosporascus cannonballus was evaluated in field trials conducted in the fall and spring growing seasons”
e1“Significant differences in disease incidence were found among cultivars, between grafted and non-grafted plants, and between seasons”
e2“Grafting reduced plant mortality in the spring and fall experiments”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting prevented yield losses more effectively in spring than in fall.
- Taxon
- melonsCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- Graftinge2
- Outcome
- prevention of yield lossese3
- Direction
- more effectivee3
- Setting
- springe3
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The response of grafted and non-grafted melons of different cultivars to sudden wilt disease caused by the fungus Monosporascus cannonballus was evaluated in field trials conducted in the fall and spring growing seasons”
e2“Grafting reduced plant mortality in the spring and fall experiments”
e3“but prevention of yield losses was more effective in the spring”
Claim · model-written summary
More emphasis on rootstocks and agrotechniques is needed for successful commercial cultivation of grafted melons in fall.
- Taxon
- melonsCucumis meloe4
- Outcome
- successful commercial cultivation of grafted melons in the falle4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e4“More emphasis should be given to finding suitable rootstocks and adjusting agrotechniques for successful commercial cultivation of grafted melons in the fall”
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