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Assessment of Iranian Rainfed and Seedy Watermelon Landraces as Potential Rootstocks for Enhancing Drought Tolerance
Parsafar Ali1
,
Panahandeh Jabe1
,
Zarehaghi Davoud2*
1Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Tabriz
2Department of Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Tabriz
* Corresponding Author
30 June 2019. pp. 354-364
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Abstract

We conducted this study over the course of two consecutive growing seasons to evaluate the response of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai cv. Crimson Sweet) to grafting onto three Iranian rainfed and seedy watermelon landraces collected from Khaje, Sabzevar, and Ashtian, along with ‘Shintoza’ (Cucurbita maxima × Cucurbita moschata) seedlings as a rootstock for watermelon. Soil moisture content [percentage of field capacity (FC)] was determined by time domain reflectometry (TDR). Irrigation was applied in three different levels based on FC as 0.8FC-FC, 0.6FC-0.8FC and 0.3FC-0.6FC by furrow irrigation method. Yield, shoot dry weight, fruit quality, chlorophyll index, phenolic compounds, relative water content (RWC), electrolyte leakage, and proline concentration were measured at the end of both growing seasons. The results showed that the highest fruit yield (9.4 kg) and shoot dry weight (390.8 g) were obtained in watermelons grafted onto Shintoza rootstock in 0.8FC-FC. The lowest fruit yield (1.4 kg) and shoot dry weight (55.6 g) were observed in un-grafted controls and in 0.3FC-0.6FC. Fruit quality in watermelons grafted onto Shintoza rootstock was significantly different compared to the other grafting combinations and the un-grafted control. Chlorophyll index, phenolic compounds, RWC, electrolyte leakage, and proline were significantly affected by irrigation regimes. Shintoza and Sabzevar grafting combinations showed high levels of chlorophyll index, phenolic compounds, and RWC as compared to un-grafted plants and Ashtian grafting combination.

Keywords
chlorophyll index
Citrullus lanatus
fruit quality
graft combination
proline
time domain reflectometry

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  • Publisher :KOREAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
  • Publisher(Ko) :원예과학기술지
  • Journal Title :Horticultural Science and Technology
  • Journal Title(Ko) :원예과학기술지
  • Volume : 37
  • No :3
  • Pages :354-364
  • Received Date : 2018-09-11
  • Revised Date : 2018-12-16
  • Accepted Date : 2018-12-27
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7235/HORT.20190036
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