The effectiveness of growth cycles on improving fruit quality for grafted watermelon combinations

Alan, Özlem; Şen, Fatih; Düzyaman, Eftal

doi:10.1590/1678-457x.20817

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“…Yet, many factors such as cultivar, weather, preharvest treatments, and postharvest treatments affect postharvest fruit quality [8]. However, rootstock-scion combination and compatibility [9], as well as cultivation method and growing season [5], can affect the harvested fruit quality positively or negatively [7,10].…”

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“…Such tests are, therefore, helpful in assisting the selection or breeding of rootstock-scion combinations, in order to maintain consumer satisfaction and improve our understanding of the relative contributions of various rootstock-scion combinations, across environments, to various fruit-quality components. It is important to evaluate and select suitable rootstock-scion combinations adapted to particular environments and growing conditions in order to ensure high fruit quality [5,24]. Therefore, in the near future, "custom-made-farming" should be considered before planting grafted watermelons, or other fruits and vegetables in a specific growing region.…”

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“…However, rootstock-scion combinations can affect and alter the final size, yield, and quality of fruits, both immediately postharvest and during prolonged storage. These alterations may be attributed in part to differing production environments and methods, the type of rootstock-scion combinations used, and harvest date [5,6]. Therefore, it is important to evaluate and select suitable scion-rootstock combinations for each particular growth condition created by ecology and the growth cycle, to guarantee high fruit quality [5].…”

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“…These alterations may be attributed in part to differing production environments and methods, the type of rootstock-scion combinations used, and harvest date [5,6]. Therefore, it is important to evaluate and select suitable scion-rootstock combinations for each particular growth condition created by ecology and the growth cycle, to guarantee high fruit quality [5]. Hence, the purpose of this work was to evaluate the relationship between similar rootstock-scion combinations that were grown in several regions on harvested fruit quality, and to observe the effects of watermelon (Citrullus) rootstocks on fruit production and quality.…”

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Relationships between Rootstock-Scion Combinations and Growing Regions on Watermelon Fruit Quality

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Grafting of vegetable plants is done primarily to reduce the potential for damage caused by soil-borne diseases. Most of the watermelons (Citrullus) grown in the Mediterranean Basin, including in Israel, are grafted, mainly on interspecific hybrid pumpkin (Cucurbita) rootstocks. Biblical law (Leviticus 19:19) does not allow intergeneric grafting, so in recent years, great efforts have been made in Israel to find or breed watermelon rootstocks. Both interspecific and intergeneric grafting can have negative or positive effects on fruit yield and quality after harvest. The inconsistencies in fruit quality and shelf-life parameters can be attributed to differences in production environments. However, many farmers are grafting and planting the same rootstock-scion combination all over the country, regardless of local soil, water, and climactic conditions. We studied the effect of similar rootstock-scion combinations on watermelon yield and fruit quality in three regions of Israel differing in soil type and altitude. Fruit-quality parameters were evaluated after 4 days at 21 °C (local marketing simulation). Fruit quality was significantly affected, mainly by the growing region, based on factorial analysis, but also by rootstock-scion combination, regardless of rootstock vigor. Therefore, the best rootstock-scion combination needs to be found and adopted for each growing region. Grafting was essential for watermelon crop survival in contaminated soils and improved both plant performance and postharvest fruit quality, but was not a factor in non-contaminated soils.

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Relationships between Rootstock-Scion Combinations and Growing Regions on Watermelon Fruit Quality

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“…However, one issue that continually arises in this context is the loss of fruit quality that is often reported when watermelon is grafted onto Cucurbita spp. [2,3]. Davis et al [4] reported that sugars accumulate in the fruit toward the end of fruit development and ripening, depending upon the rootstock-scion combination, while the fruits of grafted and non-grafted plants acquire their rind color at about the same time.…”

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Watermelon Rootstock/Scion Relationships and the Effects of Fruit-Thinning and Stem-Pruning on Yield and Postharvest Fruit Quality

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This study examined the effects of stem-pruning and fruit-thinning on the yield of marketable watermelon fruit (>5 kg) and watermelon quality after four days of postharvest storage at 22 °C (marketing simulation). We examined the fruits from non-grafted and grafted plants (TZ and Nurit rootstocks) for two consecutive years. Grafting increased the number of marketable fruit per m2. The weight of the average marketable fruit was increased by pruning, but was not affected by thinning or by the choice of rootstock. The level of total soluble solids was higher among fruits from Nurit rootstock. Flesh texture was improved by grafting, but was not affected by thinning or pruning. Thinning improved the taste of the fruit significantly better than stem-pruning did. Grafting (both rootstocks) was associated with crispier fruits. The fruits from Nurit-grafted plants tasted best. The combination of grafting + fruit-thinning increased the fruit lycopene content. The highest levels of vitamin C were found among the fruit from Nurit-grafted plants and the pruned + Nurit-grafted plants, in particular. Overall, fruit quality was affected mainly by grafting onto Nurit rootstock in combination with fruit-thinning and less by stem-pruning. However, not all internal and nutritional quality parameters were significantly affected by the grafting + fruit-thinning treatment.

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How rootstock/scion combinations affect watermelon fruit quality after harvest?

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Ziv

2020

J Sci Food Agric

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Grafting of vegetable seedlings is a unique horticultural technology, practiced for more than five decades, aiming to overcome problems associated with intensive cultivation on limited arable land. Grafting can protect vegetables against soil‐borne diseases and nematodes; against abiotic stresses such as high or low temperatures, salinity, drought or excessive soil‐water content; and against elevated soil concentrations of heavy metals and organic pollutants. Watermelon is one of the most popular vegetables to be grafted, and more than 90% of the plants worldwide are commercially grafted. This mini review aims to summarize the latest available information about the effects of rootstock/scion combinations with respect to enhancing or impairing watermelon fruit‐quality. A better understand of the influence of rootstock/scion compatibility or incompatibility on fruit‐quality parameters will facilitate decision‐making by growers and direct breeding programs to produce high‐quality grafted fruits in a cost‐effective manner. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry

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The effectiveness of growth cycles on improving fruit quality for grafted watermelon combinations

Cited by 17 publications

References 31 publications

Relationships between Rootstock-Scion Combinations and Growing Regions on Watermelon Fruit Quality

Relationships between Rootstock-Scion Combinations and Growing Regions on Watermelon Fruit Quality

Watermelon Rootstock/Scion Relationships and the Effects of Fruit-Thinning and Stem-Pruning on Yield and Postharvest Fruit Quality

How rootstock/scion combinations affect watermelon fruit quality after harvest?

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