Abstract
We conducted this study over the course of two consecutive growing seasons to evaluate the response of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai cv. Crimson Sweet) to grafting onto three Iranian rainfed and seedy watermelon landraces collected from Khaje, Sabzevar, and Ashtian, along with ‘Shintoza’ (Cucurbita maxima × Cucurbita moschata) seedlings as a rootstock for watermelon. Soil moisture content [percentage of field capacity (FC)] was determined by time domain reflectometry (TDR). Irrigation was applied in three different levels based on FC as 0.8FC-FC, 0.6FC-0.8FC and 0.3FC-0.6FC by furrow irrigation method. Yield, shoot dry weight, fruit quality, chlorophyll index, phenolic compounds, relative water content (RWC), electrolyte leakage, and proline concentration were measured at the end of both growing seasons. The results showed that the highest fruit yield (9.4 kg) and shoot dry weight (390.8 g) were obtained in watermelons grafted onto Shintoza rootstock in 0.8FC-FC. The lowest fruit yield (1.4 kg) and shoot dry weight (55.6 g) were observed in un-grafted controls and in 0.3FC-0.6FC. Fruit quality in watermelons grafted onto Shintoza rootstock was significantly different compared to the other grafting combinations and the un-grafted control. Chlorophyll index, phenolic compounds, RWC, electrolyte leakage, and proline were significantly affected by irrigation regimes. Shintoza and Sabzevar grafting combinations showed high levels of chlorophyll index, phenolic compounds, and RWC as compared to un-grafted plants and Ashtian grafting combination.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Shintoza grafting at high irrigation gave the highest fruit yield.
- Taxon
- watermelons
Citrullus lanatuse0 - Material
- Shintozae0
- Treatment
- grafted onto Shintoza rootstock in 0.8FC-FCe0
- Outcome
- fruit yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 9.4 kge0
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Verbatim
e0“highest fruit yield (9.4 kg) and shoot dry weight (390.8 g) were obtained in watermelons grafted onto Shintoza rootstock in 0.8FC-FC”
Claim · model-written summary
Shintoza grafting at high irrigation gave the highest shoot dry weight.
- Taxon
- watermelonsCitrullus lanatuse0
- Material
- Shintozae0
- Treatment
- grafted onto Shintoza rootstock in 0.8FC-FCe0
- Outcome
- shoot dry weighte0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 390.8 ge0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“highest fruit yield (9.4 kg) and shoot dry weight (390.8 g) were obtained in watermelons grafted onto Shintoza rootstock in 0.8FC-FC”
Claim · model-written summary
Ungrafted controls at low irrigation had the lowest fruit yield.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Material
- un-grafted controlse0
- Outcome
- fruit yielde0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 1.4 kge0
- Qualifier
- 0.3FC-0.6FCe0
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Verbatim
e0“lowest fruit yield (1.4 kg) and shoot dry weight (55.6 g) were observed in un-grafted controls and in 0.3FC-0.6FC”
t0“Watermelon Landraces”
Claim · model-written summary
Ungrafted controls at low irrigation had the lowest shoot dry weight.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Material
- un-grafted controlse0
- Outcome
- shoot dry weighte0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 55.6 ge0
- Qualifier
- 0.3FC-0.6FCe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“lowest fruit yield (1.4 kg) and shoot dry weight (55.6 g) were observed in un-grafted controls and in 0.3FC-0.6FC”
t0“Watermelon Landraces”
Claim · model-written summary
Shintoza rootstock significantly changed fruit quality versus other grafts and ungrafted controls.
- Taxon
- watermelonsCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- grafted onto Shintoza rootstocke0
- Outcome
- Fruit qualitye0
- Comparator
- the other grafting combinations and the un-grafted controle0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Fruit quality in watermelons grafted onto Shintoza rootstock was significantly different compared to the other grafting combinations and the un-grafted control”
Claim · model-written summary
Irrigation regimes significantly affected chlorophyll index, phenolics, RWC, electrolyte leakage and proline.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- irrigation regimese0
- Outcome
- Chlorophyll index, phenolic compounds, RWC, electrolyte leakage, and prolinee0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Chlorophyll index, phenolic compounds, RWC, electrolyte leakage, and proline were significantly affected by irrigation regimes”
t0“Watermelon Landraces”
Claim · model-written summary
Shintoza and Sabzevar grafts had higher chlorophyll index, phenolics and RWC than ungrafted and Ashtian plants.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- Shintoza and Sabzevar grafting combinationse0
- Outcome
- chlorophyll index, phenolic compounds, and RWCe0
- Direction
- high levelse0
- Comparator
- un-grafted plants and Ashtian grafting combinatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Shintoza and Sabzevar grafting combinations showed high levels of chlorophyll index, phenolic compounds, and RWC as compared to un-grafted plants and Ashtian grafting combination”
t0“Watermelon Landraces”
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