Abstract
Improving the productivity of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants subjected to combined salinity and heat stresses is a significant challenge, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. Gianco F1 cucumbers were grafted onto five cucurbit rootstocks and, together with an ungrafted control, were grown in Egypt in a net house with saline soil during the summer season over two years. The vegetative growth, yield, quality, biochemical, and mineral composition traits were measured. Although many differences were observed among treatments, in general, the grafted plants had a performance better than or similar to that of the ungrafted plants, based on the different parameters measured. In particular, the cucumber plants grafted onto the Cucurbita maxima × C. moschata interspecific hybrid rootstocks VSS-61 F1 and Ferro had the highest early and total marketable yields. These two rootstocks consistently conferred higher vigor to the scion, which had lower flower abortion rates and higher chlorophyll contents. The fruit quality and N, P, and K composition in the leaves suffered few relevant changes as compared with the control. However, the leaves of the VSS-61 F1 had higher catalase activity, as well as proline and Se contents, while those of Ferro had higher Si content. This study reveals that the grafting of cucumber plants onto suitable rootstocks may mitigate the adverse effects caused by the combination of saline soil and heat stresses. This represents a significant improvement for cucumber cultivation in saline soil under high-temperature stress conditions in arid regions.
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Claim · model-written summary
Grafted cucumber plants generally performed better than or similarly to ungrafted plants.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativust0 - Treatment
- grafted plantse0
- Outcome
- performancee0
- Direction
- better than or similar toe0
- Comparator
- ungrafted plantse0
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Verbatim
e0“the grafted plants had a performance better than or similar to that of the ungrafted plants”
t0“Cucumber Plants”
Claim · model-written summary
VSS-61 F1 grafts had the highest early and total marketable yields.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Material
- VSS-61 F1e0
- Treatment
- grafted onto the Cucurbita maxima × C. moschata interspecific hybrid rootstocks VSS-61 F1e0
- Outcome
- early and total marketable yieldse0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“the cucumber plants grafted onto the Cucurbita maxima × C. moschata interspecific hybrid rootstocks VSS-61 F1 and Ferro had the highest early and total marketable yields”
Claim · model-written summary
Ferro grafts had the highest early and total marketable yields.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Material
- Ferroe0
- Treatment
- Ferroe0
- Outcome
- early and total marketable yieldse0
- Direction
- higheste0
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Verbatim
e0“the cucumber plants grafted onto the Cucurbita maxima × C. moschata interspecific hybrid rootstocks VSS-61 F1 and Ferro had the highest early and total marketable yields”
Claim · model-written summary
VSS-61 F1 grafts conferred higher scion vigor.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Material
- VSS-61 F1e1
- Treatment
- VSS-61 F1e1
- Outcome
- vigore0
- Direction
- highere0
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Verbatim
e0“These two rootstocks consistently conferred higher vigor to the scion”
t0“Cucumber Plants”
e1“the cucumber plants grafted onto the Cucurbita maxima × C. moschata interspecific hybrid rootstocks VSS-61 F1 and Ferro had the highest early and total marketable yields”
Claim · model-written summary
Ferro grafts conferred higher scion vigor.
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“These two rootstocks consistently conferred higher vigor to the scion”
t0“Cucumber Plants”
e1“the cucumber plants grafted onto the Cucurbita maxima × C. moschata interspecific hybrid rootstocks VSS-61 F1 and Ferro had the highest early and total marketable yields”
Claim · model-written summary
VSS-61 F1 grafts reduced flower abortion.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- VSS-61 F1e1
- Outcome
- flower abortion ratese0
- Direction
- lowere0
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Verbatim
e0“which had lower flower abortion rates and higher chlorophyll contents”
t0“Cucumber Plants”
e1“the cucumber plants grafted onto the Cucurbita maxima × C. moschata interspecific hybrid rootstocks VSS-61 F1 and Ferro had the highest early and total marketable yields”
Claim · model-written summary
Ferro grafts reduced flower abortion.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- Ferroe1
- Outcome
- flower abortion ratese0
- Direction
- lowere0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“which had lower flower abortion rates and higher chlorophyll contents”
t0“Cucumber Plants”
e1“the cucumber plants grafted onto the Cucurbita maxima × C. moschata interspecific hybrid rootstocks VSS-61 F1 and Ferro had the highest early and total marketable yields”
Claim · model-written summary
VSS-61 F1 grafts raised chlorophyll content.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- VSS-61 F1e1
- Outcome
- chlorophyll contentse0
- Direction
- highere0
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Verbatim
e0“which had lower flower abortion rates and higher chlorophyll contents”
t0“Cucumber Plants”
e1“the cucumber plants grafted onto the Cucurbita maxima × C. moschata interspecific hybrid rootstocks VSS-61 F1 and Ferro had the highest early and total marketable yields”
Claim · model-written summary
Ferro grafts raised chlorophyll content.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- Ferroe1
- Outcome
- chlorophyll contentse0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“which had lower flower abortion rates and higher chlorophyll contents”
t0“Cucumber Plants”
e1“the cucumber plants grafted onto the Cucurbita maxima × C. moschata interspecific hybrid rootstocks VSS-61 F1 and Ferro had the highest early and total marketable yields”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit quality and leaf N, P and K composition changed little versus the control.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- graftingt0
- Outcome
- fruit quality and N, P, and K compositione0
- Direction
- few relevant changese0
- Comparator
- controle0
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e0“The fruit quality and N, P, and K composition in the leaves suffered few relevant changes as compared with the control”
t0“Grafting Improves Fruit Yield of Cucumber”
Claim · model-written summary
VSS-61 F1 leaves had higher catalase activity.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Organ / stage
- leavese0
- Treatment
- VSS-61 F1e0
- Outcome
- catalase activitye0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“the leaves of the VSS-61 F1 had higher catalase activity, as well as proline and Se contents”
t0“Cucumber Plants”
Claim · model-written summary
VSS-61 F1 leaves had higher proline and Se contents.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Organ / stage
- leavese0
- Treatment
- VSS-61 F1e0
- Outcome
- proline and Se contentse0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the leaves of the VSS-61 F1 had higher catalase activity, as well as proline and Se contents”
t0“Cucumber Plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Ferro leaves had higher Si content.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- Ferroe0
- Outcome
- Si contente0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“those of Ferro had higher Si content”
t0“Cucumber Plants”
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