Abstract
The rootstock potential of 21 bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) collected from the Mediterranean region (Turkey) was investigated for watermelon with regard to plant growth, yield, and fruit quality. The Crimson Tide watermelon cultivar was used as a scion and 2 commercial rootstocks (L. siceraria) were also used for comparison. In greenhouse conditions, the survival rate of grafted plants and the effect of rootstocks on plant growth were determined. The grafted plants were planted under low tunnels in early spring and the effects of the rootstocks on early yield, total yield, and fruit quality were evaluated. The survival rates of the grafted plants varied from 83% to 100%. Survival rates of those with commercial rootstocks and local rootstocks were similar. Plants grafted onto 20-02, 31-09, 31-43, 35-01, and 46-03 were more vigorous than ungrafted control plants. Compared to the control plants, grafted plants had 37% to 80% higher plant dry weight. All of the grafted plants except CT/Macis produced a higher yield than the control plants. The plants grafted onto 6 of the local rootstocks had significantly greater total yields than those grafted onto the commercial rootstocks. Among the local bottle gourd landraces tested, the 01-16, 07-45, 20-06, 31-09, 31-15, and 46-03 were found to be promising genotypes with regard to total yield. Early yield was not significantly affected by rootstock. The quality parameters of the fruits harvested from the grafted and control plants were found to be similar except for a limited number of graft combinations. It was concluded that germplasm from Turkish bottle gourds has a high rootstock potential for watermelon with regard to the investigated parameters.
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Claim · model-written summary
Survival rates of grafted watermelon plants varied from 83% to 100% in greenhouse conditions.
- Taxon
- watermelon
Citrullus lanatuse0 - Outcome
- survival rates of the grafted plantse1
- Value
- 83% to 100%e1
- Setting
- greenhouse conditionse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The rootstock potential of 21 bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) collected from the Mediterranean region (Turkey) was investigated for watermelon”
e1“The survival rates of the grafted plants varied from 83% to 100%”
e2“In greenhouse conditions, the survival rate of grafted plants and the effect of rootstocks on plant growth were determined”
Claim · model-written summary
Survival rates were similar for commercial and local rootstocks.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Outcome
- Survival ratese3
- Direction
- similare3
- Qualifier
- with commercial rootstocks and local rootstockse3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The rootstock potential of 21 bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) collected from the Mediterranean region (Turkey) was investigated for watermelon”
e3“Survival rates of those with commercial rootstocks and local rootstocks were similar”
Claim · model-written summary
Plants grafted onto 20-02, 31-09 and 31-43 were more vigorous than ungrafted control plants.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- grafted onto 20-02, 31-09, 31-43e4
- Outcome
- vigorouse4
- Direction
- more vigorouse4
- Comparator
- ungrafted control plantse4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The rootstock potential of 21 bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) collected from the Mediterranean region (Turkey) was investigated for watermelon”
e4“Plants grafted onto 20-02, 31-09, 31-43, 35-01, and 46-03 were more vigorous than ungrafted control plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Plants grafted onto 35-01 and 46-03 were more vigorous than ungrafted control plants.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- 35-01, and 46-03e4
- Outcome
- vigorouse4
- Direction
- more vigorouse4
- Comparator
- ungrafted control plantse4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The rootstock potential of 21 bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) collected from the Mediterranean region (Turkey) was investigated for watermelon”
e4“Plants grafted onto 20-02, 31-09, 31-43, 35-01, and 46-03 were more vigorous than ungrafted control plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafted plants had 37% to 80% higher plant dry weight than control plants.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- grafted plantse5
- Outcome
- plant dry weighte5
- Direction
- highere5
- Value
- 37% to 80%e5
- Comparator
- control plantse5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The rootstock potential of 21 bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) collected from the Mediterranean region (Turkey) was investigated for watermelon”
e5“Compared to the control plants, grafted plants had 37% to 80% higher plant dry weight”
Claim · model-written summary
All grafted plants except CT/Macis produced a higher yield than control plants.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- grafted plants except CT/Macise6
- Outcome
- yielde6
- Direction
- highere6
- Comparator
- control plantse6
- Setting
- low tunnels in early springe7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The rootstock potential of 21 bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) collected from the Mediterranean region (Turkey) was investigated for watermelon”
e6“All of the grafted plants except CT/Macis produced a higher yield than the control plants”
e7“The grafted plants were planted under low tunnels in early spring”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting onto six local rootstocks gave significantly greater total yields than commercial rootstocks.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- grafted onto 6 of the local rootstockse1
- Outcome
- total yieldse1
- Direction
- greatere1
- Comparator
- those grafted onto the commercial rootstockse1
- Setting
- low tunnels in early springe7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The rootstock potential of 21 bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) collected from the Mediterranean region (Turkey) was investigated for watermelon”
e1“The plants grafted onto 6 of the local rootstocks had significantly greater total yields than those grafted onto the commercial rootstocks”
e7“The grafted plants were planted under low tunnels in early spring”
Claim · model-written summary
Landrace genotypes 01-16, 07-45 and 20-06 were promising for total yield.
- Taxon
- bottle gourds
Lagenaria sicerariae0 - Material
- 01-16, 07-45, 20-06e1
- Outcome
- total yielde1
- Qualifier
- promising genotypese1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The rootstock potential of 21 bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) collected from the Mediterranean region (Turkey) was investigated for watermelon”
e1“Among the local bottle gourd landraces tested, the 01-16, 07-45, 20-06, 31-09, 31-15, and 46-03 were found to be promising genotypes with regard to total yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Landrace genotypes 31-09, 31-15 and 46-03 were promising for total yield.
- Taxon
- bottle gourdsLagenaria sicerariae0
- Material
- 31-09, 31-15, and 46-03e1
- Outcome
- total yielde1
- Qualifier
- promising genotypese1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The rootstock potential of 21 bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) collected from the Mediterranean region (Turkey) was investigated for watermelon”
e1“Among the local bottle gourd landraces tested, the 01-16, 07-45, 20-06, 31-09, 31-15, and 46-03 were found to be promising genotypes with regard to total yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Early yield was not significantly affected by rootstock.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- rootstocke1
- Outcome
- Early yielde1
- Direction
- not significantly affectede1
- Setting
- low tunnels in early springe7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The rootstock potential of 21 bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) collected from the Mediterranean region (Turkey) was investigated for watermelon”
e1“Early yield was not significantly affected by rootstock”
e7“The grafted plants were planted under low tunnels in early spring”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit quality parameters were similar in grafted and control plants, except for a few graft combinations.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- grafted and control plantse1
- Outcome
- quality parameters of the fruitse1
- Direction
- similare1
- Qualifier
- except for a limited number of graft combinationse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The rootstock potential of 21 bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) collected from the Mediterranean region (Turkey) was investigated for watermelon”
e1“The quality parameters of the fruits harvested from the grafted and control plants were found to be similar except for a limited number of graft combinations”
Claim · model-written summary
Turkish bottle gourd germplasm has high rootstock potential for watermelon.
Verbatim
e0“The rootstock potential of 21 bottle gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) collected from the Mediterranean region (Turkey) was investigated for watermelon”
e1“It was concluded that germplasm from Turkish bottle gourds has a high rootstock potential for watermelon with regard to the investigated parameters”
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