What is it about?
Grafting is an alternative approach to reduce crop damage resulting from soil-borne pathogens. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of grafting on watermelon quality parameters with the use of different rootstock combinations
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Why is it important?
Our findings showed that use of bottle gourd (Lagenaria spp.) rootstock could enhance soluble solids, fructose, sucrose, lycopene and ascorbic acid contents in watermelon.
Perspectives
Grafting significantly increased soluble solids, sugars (fructose, glucose and sucrose), total carotenoids and ascorbic acid contents in watermelons
Dr Aylin Celile Oluk
Eastern Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute
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This page is a summary of: Some biochemical characteristics of grafted watermelon, Indian Journal of Horticulture, January 2017, Diva Enterprises Private Limited,
DOI: 10.5958/0974-0112.2017.00017.2.
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