Abstract
In this study carried out in 2009 and 2010 growing seasons, effect of rootstocks on plant nutrition partitioning in grafted watermelon onto four gourd rootstocks was investigated. Ferro, RS841 (Cucurbita maxima x C. moschata) and Argentario and Macis (Lagenaria hybrid) were used as rootstocks. Crimson Tide and Crisby watermelon cultivars were used as scion. Grafted and ungrafted seedlings were produced by a commercial seedling company. Plants were grafted by one cotyledon grafting techniques. Experiment was conducted in Alata Horticultural Research Station inMersin. The grafted plants were planted under low tunnel in early spring and regular cultural practices for watermelon were applied. Plant nutrition concentrations were determined in leaf, fruit rind, fruit flesh and seeds. Leaf sample was taken at flowering stage, rind, flesh and seed sample were taken from fully mature fruit. Nitrogen concentration was determined by modified Kjheldahl methods. Phosphorous concentration was determined by vanadomolybdophosphoric acid method. K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu concentration of samples were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Plant nutrient concentration in leaf, rind, flesh and seed were significantly affected by rootstocks. Increase in concentration of N, P, K, Ca and Mg in leaves was not observed in grafted plant. Ungrafted plant had higher concentration of Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu in their leaves. Ca concentration in rind of fruits from grafted watermelon was higher than ungrafted control plant except Crimson Tide/Macis and Crimson Tide/Argentario graft combinations. Plant nutrition content of fruit flesh was significantly affected by rootstocks and scion. Magnesium, Fe, Zn and Mn concentration of seed was not significantly influenced by rootstocks and scion while other plant nutrient content was significantly affected rootstocks and scion.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Rootstocks significantly affected nutrient concentration in leaf, rind, flesh and seed.
- Taxon
- watermelon
Citrullus lanatust0 - Treatment
- rootstockse0
- Outcome
- Plant nutrient concentration in leaf, rind, flesh and seede0
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e0“Plant nutrient concentration in leaf, rind, flesh and seed were significantly affected by rootstocks.”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting did not increase leaf N, P, K, Ca or Mg concentrations.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- grafted plante0
- Outcome
- concentration of N, P, K, Ca and Mg in leavese0
- Direction
- not observede0
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e0“Increase in concentration of N, P, K, Ca and Mg in leaves was not observed in grafted plant.”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Ungrafted plants had higher leaf Fe, Mn and Zn concentrations.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- Ungrafted plante0
- Outcome
- concentration of Fe, Mn, Zne0
- Direction
- highere0
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e0“Ungrafted plant had higher concentration of Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu in their leaves.”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Ungrafted plants had higher leaf Cu concentration.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- Ungrafted plante0
- Outcome
- Cu in their leavese0
- Direction
- highere0
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e0“Ungrafted plant had higher concentration of Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu in their leaves.”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting increased fruit rind Ca concentration except in Crimson Tide/Macis and Crimson Tide/Argentario combinations.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- grafted watermelone0
- Outcome
- Ca concentration in rind of fruitse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Qualifier
- except Crimson Tide/Macis and Crimson Tide/Argentario graft combinationse0
- Comparator
- ungrafted control plante0
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e0“Ca concentration in rind of fruits from grafted watermelon was higher than ungrafted control plant except Crimson Tide/Macis and Crimson Tide/Argentario graft combinations.”
Claim · model-written summary
Rootstocks and scions significantly affected fruit flesh nutrient content.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- rootstocks and scione0
- Outcome
- Plant nutrition content of fruit fleshe0
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e0“Plant nutrition content of fruit flesh was significantly affected by rootstocks and scion.”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Rootstock and scion did not significantly influence seed Mg, Fe and Zn concentrations.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- rootstocks and scione0
- Outcome
- Magnesium, Fe, Zne0
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e0“Magnesium, Fe, Zn and Mn concentration of seed was not significantly influenced by rootstocks and scion”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Rootstock and scion did not significantly influence seed Mn concentration.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- rootstocks and scione0
- Outcome
- Mn concentration of seede0
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e0“Magnesium, Fe, Zn and Mn concentration of seed was not significantly influenced by rootstocks and scion”
t0“watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Other seed nutrient contents were significantly affected by rootstock and scion.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- rootstocks and scione0
- Outcome
- other plant nutrient contente0
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e0“other plant nutrient content was significantly affected rootstocks and scion”
t0“watermelon”
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