Abstract
Grafting is a common technique used to enhance watermelon yield under biotic and abiotic stress conditions; however, it may influence fruit development and quality. This study evaluated the impact of grafting on the fruit quality attributes and volatile profiles of 'Ningnongke huadai' watermelon using 11 commercial rootstocks, encompassing wild watermelons, bottle gourds, and pumpkins. Significant variations were observed in fruit weight, length, rind thickness, firmness of rind and flesh, and central soluble solids content. Notably, wild watermelon grafting increased central soluble solids, while pumpkin-grafted fruits exhibited higher fruit weight but lower central soluble solids. The analysis identified 122 volatile compounds in watermelon samples, primarily ketones, aldehydes, and alcohols. Regarding volatile composition, bottle gourd and wild watermelon grafts did not significantly differ from non-grafted watermelons, whereas pumpkin-grafted fruits showed distinctive volatile profiles characterized by higher aldehyde content and lower levels of alcohols and aromatic hydrocarbons. In conclusion, wild watermelon rootstocks increased soluble solids and had minimal impact on the volatile profiles of grafted fruits, making them potentially suitable for commercial production of 'Ningnongke huadai' watermelon. The evident variability in volatile profiles among grafting combinations underscores the need for watermelon rootstock breeding programs to account for the influence of rootstocks on fruit aroma.
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Claims 13
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting rootstocks caused significant variation in watermelon fruit weight, length, rind thickness, rind and flesh firmness, and central soluble solids.
- Taxon
- watermelons
Citrullus lanatust0 - Outcome
- fruit weight, length, rind thickness, firmness of rind and flesh, and central soluble solids contente0
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e0“Significant variations were observed in fruit weight, length, rind thickness, firmness of rind and flesh, and central soluble solids content.”
t0“watermelons”
Claim · model-written summary
Wild watermelon rootstocks increased central soluble solids in grafted watermelon fruit.
- Taxon
- watermelonsCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- wild watermelon graftinge0
- Outcome
- central soluble solidse0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“wild watermelon grafting increased central soluble solids”
t0“watermelons”
Claim · model-written summary
Pumpkin rootstocks produced heavier watermelon fruit.
- Taxon
- watermelonsCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- pumpkin-graftede0
- Outcome
- fruit weighte0
- Direction
- highere0
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e0“pumpkin-grafted fruits exhibited higher fruit weight”
t0“watermelons”
Claim · model-written summary
Pumpkin rootstocks produced watermelon fruit with lower central soluble solids.
- Taxon
- watermelonsCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- pumpkin-graftede0
- Outcome
- central soluble solidse0
- Direction
- lowere0
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e0“pumpkin-grafted fruits exhibited higher fruit weight but lower central soluble solids”
t0“watermelons”
Claim · model-written summary
The watermelon samples contained 122 identified volatile compounds, mainly ketones, aldehydes and alcohols.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Outcome
- volatile compoundse0
- Value
- 122e0
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e0“identified 122 volatile compounds in watermelon samples, primarily ketones, aldehydes, and alcohols”
Claim · model-written summary
Bottle gourd grafts did not significantly differ from non-grafted watermelons in volatile composition.
- Taxon
- watermelonsCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- bottle gourde0
- Outcome
- volatile compositione0
- Direction
- did not significantly differe0
- Comparator
- non-grafted watermelonse0
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Verbatim
e0“Regarding volatile composition, bottle gourd and wild watermelon grafts did not significantly differ from non-grafted watermelons”
Claim · model-written summary
Wild watermelon grafts did not significantly differ from non-grafted watermelons in volatile composition.
- Taxon
- watermelonsCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- wild watermelon graftse0
- Outcome
- volatile compositione0
- Direction
- did not significantly differe0
- Comparator
- non-grafted watermelonse0
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Verbatim
e0“Regarding volatile composition, bottle gourd and wild watermelon grafts did not significantly differ from non-grafted watermelons”
Claim · model-written summary
Pumpkin-grafted watermelon fruit showed distinct volatile profiles.
- Taxon
- watermelonsCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- pumpkin-graftede0
- Outcome
- distinctive volatile profilese0
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e0“pumpkin-grafted fruits showed distinctive volatile profiles”
t0“watermelons”
Claim · model-written summary
Pumpkin-grafted watermelon fruit had higher aldehyde content.
- Taxon
- watermelonsCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- pumpkin-graftede0
- Outcome
- aldehyde contente0
- Direction
- highere0
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e0“pumpkin-grafted fruits showed distinctive volatile profiles characterized by higher aldehyde content”
t0“watermelons”
Claim · model-written summary
Pumpkin-grafted watermelon fruit had lower alcohol levels.
- Taxon
- watermelonsCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- pumpkin-graftede0
- Outcome
- levels of alcoholse0
- Direction
- lowere0
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Verbatim
e0“pumpkin-grafted fruits showed distinctive volatile profiles characterized by higher aldehyde content and lower levels of alcohols and aromatic hydrocarbons”
t0“watermelons”
Claim · model-written summary
Pumpkin-grafted watermelon fruit had lower aromatic hydrocarbon levels.
- Taxon
- watermelonsCitrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- pumpkin-graftede1
- Outcome
- aromatic hydrocarbonse0
- Direction
- lowere0
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e0“lower levels of alcohols and aromatic hydrocarbons”
t0“watermelons”
e1“whereas pumpkin-grafted fruits showed distinctive volatile profiles”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors considered wild watermelon rootstocks potentially suitable for commercial production of Ningnongke huadai watermelon.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- wild watermelon rootstockse0
- Outcome
- potentially suitable for commercial production of 'Ningnongke huadai' watermelone0
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Verbatim
e0“wild watermelon rootstocks increased soluble solids and had minimal impact on the volatile profiles of grafted fruits, making them potentially suitable for commercial production of 'Ningnongke huadai' watermelon”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend considering rootstock effects on fruit aroma in watermelon rootstock breeding.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Outcome
- watermelon rootstock breeding programs to account for the influence of rootstocks on fruit aromae0
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Verbatim
e0“the need for watermelon rootstock breeding programs to account for the influence of rootstocks on fruit aroma”
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