Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Fruit yield and quality of watermelon in relation to grafting

Author(s):

Alexios A. Alexopoulos, Angelos Kondylis, Harold C. Passam ^*

Recieved Date: 2006-09-07, Accepted Date: 2006-12-11

Abstract:

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus [Thunb.] Mansf., cv. Crimson Sweet) was grafted onto four rootstocks (Long gourd, Early Max, Max-2 and F-14 gourd). Grafting increased fruit size, resulting in higher yields than in the non-grafted control. Fruits from grafted plants had a thicker rind and slightly lower total soluble solids content than the fruit from non-grafted plants. However, it is considered that these differences in fruit characteristics do not constitute serious quality defects and therefore grafting of this crop is advantageous.

Keywords:

Rootstock, scion, soluble solids

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Journal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2007
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Category: Agriculture
Pages: 178-179

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