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http://dx.doi.org/10.12791/KSBEC.2019.28.4.438

Improvement of the Growth and Fruit Quality of Mini Watermelons Grafted onto Rootstocks of the Wild Watermelon Accessions  

Jang, Yoonah (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA)
Moon, Ji Hye (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA)
An, Sewoong (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA)
Kim, Sang Gyu (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA)
Huh, Yun Chan (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA)
Lee, Hee Ju (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA)
Wi, Seung Hwan (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA)
Chun, Hee (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.28, no.4, 2019 , pp. 438-446 More about this Journal
Abstract
The interest in mini watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) with small fruits weighing 2-3 kg has increased by the increasing trend in one-person households and consequent tendency to consume small meals. Watermelon grafting onto cucurbit rootstocks is a very effective way to control soil-borne diseases, such as Fusarium wilt; however, this practice negatively impacts the fruit quality. This study was conducted to investigate the growth, fruit set, and fruit quality of mini watermelon grafted onto wild watermelon accessions (Citrullus spp.) resistant to Fusarium wilt. Five watermelon accessions (Galactica, IT 208441, PI 482322, PI 500303, and PI 593358) were evaluated as rootstocks for the mini watermelon "Ministar". Non-grafted "Ministar" and "Ministar" grafted onto "Shintozwa" (Cucurbita maxima D. C. moschata D.) or "Bullojangsaeng" (Lagenaria leucantha) were used as controls. The roots of the transplants grafted onto "PI 593358" and "Shintozwa" weighed more than those on other rootstocks. Additionally, the transplants on "PI 593358" showed better growth and fruit set in the field than the other transplants. However, the total soluble solid contents and fruit quality indices of the transplants on "PI 593358" and "Shintozwa" were lower, whereas the total fruit quality index of those on "PI 482322" was higher. Thus, the wild watermelon accessions tested can potentially be used as basic germplasm for developing watermelon rootstocks instead of cucurbit rootstocks. The most promising accession for this purpose was found to be "PI 482322".
Keywords
Citrullus lanatus; Citrullus lanatus; fruit quality; graft compatibility; scion;
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