Abstract
SummaryMelon (Cucumis melo L.) ‘Arava’ was grafted onto 22 experimental Cucurbita rootstocks including intra- or interspecific hybrids to examine scion-rootstock compatibility and to correlate plant performance under greenhouse and field conditions. The commercial Cucurbita ‘TZ-148’ rootstock and non-grafted plants were used as controls. Numbers of leaves, stem length and plant fresh weights were recorded three weeks after planting. Vegetative growth of the grafted plants varied markedly, indicating differences in compatibility between the scion and rootstocks. A positive correlation was found between number of leaves, stem length and fresh weight of melon plants. No significant advantage in vegetative growth was found in melons grafted onto intra- or interspecific hybrid rootstocks. Stem diameter and number of vascular bundles of the rootstock did not correlate with scion plant fresh weight. Twelve selected rootstocks out of the 22 tested were grown in the field during the spring and autumn, to determine if there is an association between the plant performance in the greenhouse and fruit yield under field conditions. Positive and significant correlations were found between greenhouse growth parameters and fruit yield under field conditions. It is suggested that testing grafted melons under greenhouse conditions could be a useful tool for preliminary testing of scion-rootstock compatibility.
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Claim · model-written summary
Vegetative growth varied markedly among grafted plants, indicating different scion rootstock compatibility.
- Taxon
- Melon (Cucumis melo L.)
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Cucumis meloe1 - Outcome
- Vegetative growthe0
- Direction
- varied markedlye0
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Verbatim
e0“Vegetative growth of the grafted plants varied markedly, indicating differences in compatibility between the scion and rootstocks”
e1“Melon (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf number, stem length and fresh weight of melon plants were positively correlated.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis meloe0
- Organ / stage
- leavese0
- Outcome
- fresh weighte0
- Direction
- positivee0
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e0“A positive correlation was found between number of leaves, stem length and fresh weight of melon plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Hybrid rootstocks provided no significant vegetative growth advantage to grafted melons.
- Taxon
- melonsCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- intra- or interspecific hybrid rootstockse0
- Outcome
- vegetative growthe0
- Direction
- No significant advantagee0
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e0“No significant advantage in vegetative growth was found in melons grafted onto intra- or interspecific hybrid rootstocks”
Claim · model-written summary
Rootstock stem diameter did not correlate with scion fresh weight.
- Taxon
- Melon (Cucumis melo L.)Cucumis meloe1
- Organ / stage
- Stem diametere0
- Outcome
- scion plant fresh weighte0
- Direction
- did not correlatee0
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Verbatim
e0“Stem diameter and number of vascular bundles of the rootstock did not correlate with scion plant fresh weight”
e1“Melon (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Rootstock vascular bundle number did not correlate with scion fresh weight.
- Taxon
- Melon (Cucumis melo L.)Cucumis meloe1
- Organ / stage
- vascular bundlese0
- Outcome
- scion plant fresh weighte0
- Direction
- did not correlatee0
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Verbatim
e0“Stem diameter and number of vascular bundles of the rootstock did not correlate with scion plant fresh weight”
e1“Melon (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Greenhouse growth parameters correlated positively and significantly with field fruit yield.
- Taxon
- Melon (Cucumis melo L.)Cucumis meloe1
- Outcome
- fruit yielde0
- Direction
- Positivee0
- Setting
- field conditionse0
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Verbatim
e0“Positive and significant correlations were found between greenhouse growth parameters and fruit yield under field conditions”
e1“Melon (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Greenhouse testing of grafted melons is suggested for preliminary compatibility screening.
- Taxon
- melonsCucumis meloe0
- Outcome
- preliminary testing of scion-rootstock compatibilitye0
- Setting
- greenhouse conditionse0
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Verbatim
e0“It is suggested that testing grafted melons under greenhouse conditions could be a useful tool for preliminary testing of scion-rootstock compatibility”
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