Abstract
To test the feasibility of multi-rootstock grafting, bottle gourd and pumpkin were used as rootstocks in a comparative analysis of the effects of single, dual, and threefold rootstock grafting on the plant growth, fruit yield, and quality of watermelon. Results showed that different grafts have significant effects on the abovementioned properties. The appropriate dual/threefold rootstock grafting allowed for higher survival rates. The combined rootstock of bottle gourd and pumpkin can enhance the plant growth potential and lower the incidence of wilt. The single fruit weight of the grafted plants with a combined rootstock from bottle gourd and pumpkin was the median of the weights obtained with the pumpkin rootstock and the bottle gourd rootstock. The plot yield of grafted plants with a pumpkin rootstock was higher than that of the plants with a bottle gourd rootstock. The low soluble solids content of the fruit grafted with a pumpkin rootstock had relatively high acidity, which could be improved by adding bottle gourd to the rootstock. The vitamin C content of the grafted fruit from the combined bottle gourd and pumpkin rootstock was higher than that of plants grafted with either bottle gourd or pumpkin alone. The subsequent analysis showed that the combined rootstock of bottle gourd and pumpkin has significant or extremely significant interaction effects on the stem diameter, number of leaves, single fruit weight, plot yield, and fruit vitamin C content of the grafted watermelon plants, which probably led to the higher related index values of some of grafting combinations.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Different grafts significantly affected the assessed watermelon properties.
- Taxon
- watermelon
Citrullus lanatust0 - Treatment
- different graftse0
- Outcome
- abovementioned propertiese0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Results showed that different grafts have significant effects on the abovementioned properties.”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Appropriate dual or threefold rootstock grafting improved watermelon survival.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- dual/threefold rootstock graftinge0
- Outcome
- survival ratese0
- Direction
- highere0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The appropriate dual/threefold rootstock grafting allowed for higher survival rates.”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
A bottle gourd and pumpkin rootstock enhanced watermelon growth potential.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- combined rootstock of bottle gourd and pumpkine0
- Outcome
- plant growth potentiale0
- Direction
- enhancee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The combined rootstock of bottle gourd and pumpkin can enhance the plant growth potential and lower the incidence of wilt.”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
A bottle gourd and pumpkin rootstock lowered wilt incidence in watermelon.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- combined rootstock of bottle gourd and pumpkine0
- Outcome
- incidence of wilte0
- Direction
- lowere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The combined rootstock of bottle gourd and pumpkin can enhance the plant growth potential and lower the incidence of wilt.”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Watermelon fruit weight with the combined rootstock was intermediate between the single rootstocks.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- combined rootstock from bottle gourd and pumpkine0
- Outcome
- single fruit weighte0
- Direction
- mediane0
- Comparator
- pumpkin rootstock and the bottle gourd rootstocke0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The single fruit weight of the grafted plants with a combined rootstock from bottle gourd and pumpkin was the median of the weights obtained with the pumpkin rootstock and the bottle gourd rootstock.”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Pumpkin rootstock yielded more per plot than bottle gourd rootstock.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- pumpkin rootstocke0
- Outcome
- plot yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- bottle gourd rootstocke0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The plot yield of grafted plants with a pumpkin rootstock was higher than that of the plants with a bottle gourd rootstock.”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit on pumpkin rootstock had low soluble solids content.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- pumpkin rootstocke0
- Outcome
- soluble solids contente0
- Direction
- lowe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The low soluble solids content of the fruit grafted with a pumpkin rootstock had relatively high acidity, which could be improved by adding bottle gourd to the rootstock.”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit on pumpkin rootstock had relatively high acidity, improved by adding bottle gourd.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- adding bottle gourd to the rootstocke0
- Outcome
- aciditye0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- pumpkin rootstocke0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The low soluble solids content of the fruit grafted with a pumpkin rootstock had relatively high acidity, which could be improved by adding bottle gourd to the rootstock.”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined rootstock produced higher watermelon fruit vitamin C content than either single rootstock.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- combined bottle gourd and pumpkin rootstocke0
- Outcome
- vitamin C contente0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- either bottle gourd or pumpkin alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The vitamin C content of the grafted fruit from the combined bottle gourd and pumpkin rootstock was higher than that of plants grafted with either bottle gourd or pumpkin alone.”
t0“Watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined rootstocks had significant interaction effects on stem diameter and leaf number.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- combined rootstock of bottle gourd and pumpkine0
- Outcome
- stem diameter, number of leavese0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The subsequent analysis showed that the combined rootstock of bottle gourd and pumpkin has significant or extremely significant interaction effects on the stem diameter, number of leaves, single fruit weight, plot yield, and fruit vitamin C content of the grafted watermelon plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined rootstocks had significant interaction effects on single fruit weight, plot yield and fruit vitamin C.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- combined rootstock of bottle gourd and pumpkine0
- Outcome
- single fruit weight, plot yield, and fruit vitamin C contente0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The subsequent analysis showed that the combined rootstock of bottle gourd and pumpkin has significant or extremely significant interaction effects on the stem diameter, number of leaves, single fruit weight, plot yield, and fruit vitamin C content of the grafted watermelon plants”
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