Effects of Grafting on the Growth and Quality of Cucumber Fruits

Zhong, Yaqin; Bie, Zijun

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2007.761.47

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“…The use of resistant cucurbitaceous rootstocks could increase the cucumber plant growth and fruit yield while the fruit quality was not different [64]. The grafted plants have no significant effect on fruit dry matter but improved nutritional concentration [65].…”

Section: Plant Vegetative Growthmentioning

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Interactive Effects of Grafting Techniques and Scion-Rootstocks Combinations on Vegetative Growth, Yield and Quality of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

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The density of herbaceous crops creates a suitable environment to produce pathogens in the soil that intensify the attack of pathogens traditionally controlled by disinfectant, which are mostly prohibited and unlisted because of their toxicity. Grafting is an alternative technique to enhance abiotic stress tolerance and reduce root diseases due to soil-borne pathogens, thus enhancing crop production. This research study was conducted during the crop season of 2017 and 2018 in order to investigate the interactive effect of different grafting techniques of hybrid scion onto local rootstocks on plants survival, plant phenological growth, fruit yield and fruit quality under a controlled environment. The hybrid cucumber was also planted self-rooted. The cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) cv. Kalaam F1, Syngenta was grafted onto four local cucurbitaceous rootstocks; ridge gourd (Luffa operculate Cogn.), bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.), pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.), bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.) using splice grafting, tongue approach, single cotyledon and hole insertion grafting techniques and self-rooted hybrid cucumber under greenhouse conditions. The experimental results indicated that all local cucurbitaceous rootstocks showed a high compatibility with hybrid cucumber scion in the splice grafting method compared to other grafting and non-grafted methods. Lagenaria siceraria rootstocks were found highly compatible with cucumber cv Kalaam scion which gave significantly maximum plant survival rates (95%) due to high sap contents, high SPAD value, better vegetative growth and maximum fruit yield when compared with other rootstocks by employing the splice grafting method followed by tongue approach, single cotyledon and hole insertion grafting while the fruit quality of all rootstocks was observed to be similar. The non-grafted cucumber cv. Kalaam F1 showed significant results of plant vegetative growth, fruit development and fruit quality and encountered grafting methods while the lowest result were associated with the hole insertion grafting method in all scion/rootstock combinations. The grafted plants have no significant effect on cucumber fruit dry matter and fruit quality while the fruit mineral compositions (N, P, K, Ca and Mg) were higher among grafted and non-grafted plant fruits. The results indicate that grafting hybrid cucumber onto four local cucurbitaceous rootstocks influenced growth, yield and fruit quality. Grafting can be alternative and control measure for soil-borne disease and to enhance cucumber production.

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Section: Plant Vegetative Growthmentioning

confidence: 96%

Interactive Effects of Grafting Techniques and Scion-Rootstocks Combinations on Vegetative Growth, Yield and Quality of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

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“…Cucumbers grafted on all rootstocks under this experiment had considerable fruit dry matter as compared to other local cucurbitaceous and hybrid rootstocks. The use of rootstocks could increase the fruit yield of cucumber [36], though some previous studies proposed that grafting (rootstock) has no significant effect on soluble sugar content and fruit dry matter of cucumber under unstressed conditions [37].…”

Section: Fruit Yield Characteristicsmentioning

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Evaluating Morphological Growth, Yield, and Postharvest Fruit Quality of Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.) Grafted on Cucurbitaceous Rootstocks

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Grafting is a substitute technique to boost tolerance against abiotic stresses, which also diminish root syndromes from soil-borne pathogens and increase crop production. This piloted study evaluates the tongue grafting technique and investigates the influence of grafting hybrid cucumber (Kalam F1) scion onto local cucurbitaceous and hybrid rootstocks on plant morphology, fruit yield, nutrients concentration in different plant organs, and postharvest fruit quality during three seasons of 2017 to 2019, consecutively. The research design was completely randomized (CRD), and the effects of grafted rootstocks were determined with comparison of percent plant survival, growth characteristics, fruit yield, and texture properties (during storage). The experimental results indicated that all rootstocks presented compatibility with hybrid cucumber (Kalam F1) scion and showed significant comparable performance with hybrid rootstock during all seasons in terms of vegetative growth, yield, and storage except pumpkin (68% during the 1st, 74% during the 2nd, and 71% during the 3rd seasons). The plants with Bottle gourd (Lagrenaria siceraria) rootstock showed the highest survival rate as compared to all other cucurbitaceous and hybrid rootstocks during three seasons: 94%, 98%, and 93%, respectively. Similarly, the other factors such as plant height (613, 622, and 615 cm), fruit weight (282, 281, and 277 g), fruit shape index (7.77, 8.18, and 8.25), Total soluble solids (TSS) (5.1%, 5.17%, and 4.96%), fruit dry matter (4.55%, 4.625, and 4.57%), fruit yield (4.37, 4.9, and 3.95 kg/plant), and disease resistance index (<3) during three seasons were comparable with all other cucurbitaceous and hybrid rootstocks. The lower survival rate of pumpkin rootstock made a significant poor performance with lower growth, yield, nutrients, and storage than all other cucurbitaceous rootstocks. Ridge and Bitter gourds showed improved results for vegetative growth, yield, fruit characteristics, nutritional values, and storage performance than that of hybrid cucumber rootstock. The fruit textural and physical properties were found significantly better at 10 °C than 25 °C for 10 days of storage without quality deterioration, while no impact was perceived on physical properties of the fruit. According to economic analysis, the grafted cucumber production system showed higher net return and benefit-cost ratio (BCR) in comparison with the real rooted hybrid cucumber production system, which was assumed to be profitable practice.

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“…On the contrary, Hongli et al, (2003) recorded negative effect for grafting, where contents of soluble sugar, vitamin C, amino acids particularly, glutamic and aspartic acids decreased and the contents of nitrate, tannititrable acid increased in the grafted cucumber on figleaf gourd (Cucurbit cificifolia) and Sintozwa (Cucurbita maxima x C.' moschata). Other studies suggested that grafting (rootstock) has insignificant effects on fruit dry matter and soluble sugar content of cucumber under unstressed conditions Zhu et al (2006); Zhong and Bie (2007).…”

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Effect of Grafting onto Different Rootstocks and some Foliar Applications on Cucumber Production under High Polyethylene Tunnel Conditions.

Dawa

Metwaly

Omar³

2017

Journal of Plant Production

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Field experiments were carried out in two successive seasons during the winter seasons of 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 under high polyethylene tunnels in a private farm located in Belqas District, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. The aim of this study is to improve the fruit yield and quality of the grafted cucumber (Cucumis sativus .L) c.v Nabeela plants. The experiment included 16 treatments resulted from combination of four rootstocks (i.e, Jumbo , Star, Felxi and Non-grafted ) were arranged in main plots and four foliar applications (i.e., salicylic acid at 200 mgL -1 , silicon at 100 mgL -1 , yeast at 10 gL -1 and Tap water as a control) were arranged in sub plots The treatments were arranged in a randomized complete blocks design with three replicates. The results of the present study showed significant effects of rootstocks and different foliar applications on growth parameters and chemical characters of cucumber leaves and fruits. The results indicated that grafting on the different rootstocks and foliar applications treatments exerted significant effects on many growth aspects (i.e, survival rate, stem length, number of laterals branches, leaves area, fresh and dry weights of plants), fruit yield (total yield and early yield) and chemical characters of leaves and fruits the most effective treatment was obtained with grafting on Jumbo rootstock and spraying with yeast extract at 10 g/L in both seasons of study. Since, it recorded the highest values of vegetative growth parameters, total and early yield with high nutritional value (i.e, N P K, TSS and Vitamin C) compared with other treatments during the two seasons.

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Effects of Grafting on the Growth and Quality of Cucumber Fruits

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Interactive Effects of Grafting Techniques and Scion-Rootstocks Combinations on Vegetative Growth, Yield and Quality of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Interactive Effects of Grafting Techniques and Scion-Rootstocks Combinations on Vegetative Growth, Yield and Quality of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Evaluating Morphological Growth, Yield, and Postharvest Fruit Quality of Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.) Grafted on Cucurbitaceous Rootstocks

Effect of Grafting onto Different Rootstocks and some Foliar Applications on Cucumber Production under High Polyethylene Tunnel Conditions.

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