Abstract
In this study, rootstock effects of bottle gourds on nutrient uptake and nitrogen use efficiency of watermelon were investigated. Watermelon seedlings were grafted onto Birecik, Skopje, Emphasis, 216 and FRGold. Non-grafted plants were used as control. The seedlings were transplanted and kept under plastic tunnel until climatic conditions were suitable for watermelon cultivation. Experimental area was amended with doses of 18 kg N da-1, 20 kg P2O5 da-1 and 18 kg K2O da-1based on soil analysis. No micro-nutrient fertilizer was applied. While total P and 1/3 of N and K were applied as base fertilizer before transplanting, the second and third portions of the N and K were applied 20 and 40 days after transplanting, respectively. The experiment planned as a completely randomized block design and repeated four times, each replication has 15 plants. The seedlings were transplanted with 200 x 50 cm spacing. Macro and micro-nutrient contents were analyzed in fully grown seventh and eighth leaves from soot tips. While N, P, K and Ca contents of the leaves did not show significant differences between graft combinations and control plants, Mg concentration was significantly affected by rootstocks. All graft combinations had higher Fe concentration in the leaf than non-grafted plants. Cu and Zn concentrations showed significant variation based on rootstock. Higher nitrogen use efficiency (ton yield kg N-1) was recorded in all graft combinations as compared to controls. Bottle gourd rootstocks used in this study enhanced the nutrient uptake, plant growth and total fruit yield.
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Claim · model-written summary
Grafting onto bottle gourd rootstocks did not significantly change leaf N, P, K and Ca contents of watermelon compared with control plants.
- Taxon
- watermelon
Citrullus lanatust0 - Organ / stage
- leavese1
- Treatment
- graft combinationse1
- Outcome
- N, P, K and Ca contents of the leavese1
- Direction
- did not show significant differencese1
- Comparator
- control plantse1
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Verbatim
t0“Effects of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) rootstocks on plant nutrient content of watermelon”
e1“While N, P, K and Ca contents of the leaves did not show significant differences between graft combinations and control plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf Mg concentration of watermelon was significantly affected by rootstocks.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- rootstockse2
- Outcome
- Mg concentratione2
- Direction
- significantly affectede2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Effects of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) rootstocks on plant nutrient content of watermelon”
e2“Mg concentration was significantly affected by rootstocks”
Claim · model-written summary
All graft combinations of watermelon had higher leaf Fe concentration than non-grafted plants.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Organ / stage
- leafe3
- Treatment
- graft combinationse3
- Outcome
- Fe concentratione3
- Direction
- highere3
- Comparator
- non-grafted plantse3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Effects of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) rootstocks on plant nutrient content of watermelon”
e3“All graft combinations had higher Fe concentration in the leaf than non-grafted plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Cu and Zn concentrations of watermelon showed significant variation based on rootstock.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- rootstocke4
- Outcome
- Cu and Zn concentrationse4
- Direction
- significant variatione4
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Effects of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) rootstocks on plant nutrient content of watermelon”
e4“Cu and Zn concentrations showed significant variation based on rootstock”
Claim · model-written summary
Nitrogen use efficiency of watermelon was higher in all graft combinations than in controls.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- graft combinationse5
- Outcome
- nitrogen use efficiencye5
- Direction
- Highere5
- Value
- ton yield kg N-1e5
- Comparator
- controlse5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Effects of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) rootstocks on plant nutrient content of watermelon”
e5“Higher nitrogen use efficiency (ton yield kg N-1) was recorded in all graft combinations as compared to controls”
Claim · model-written summary
Bottle gourd rootstocks enhanced nutrient uptake, plant growth and total fruit yield of watermelon.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- Bottle gourd rootstockse6
- Outcome
- nutrient uptake, plant growth and total fruit yielde6
- Direction
- enhancede6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Effects of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) rootstocks on plant nutrient content of watermelon”
e6“Bottle gourd rootstocks used in this study enhanced the nutrient uptake, plant growth and total fruit yield”
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