Relationships between Rootstock-Scion Combinations and Growing Regions on Watermelon Fruit Quality
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Field Experiments and Plant Materials
2.2. Fruit Quality
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Pumpkin Rootstock and Growing Region
3.2. Watermelon Rootstocks
3.3. Comparisons Among Growing Regions
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Scion-Rootstock Combination | Sugar Content (% TSS) | Texture (1–3) | Overall Taste (1–3) | ||||||
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Bet She’an | Qalya Open Field | Qalya Tunnel | Bet She’an | Qalya Open Field | Qalya Tunnel | Bet She’an | Qalya Open Field | Qalya Tunnel | |
Fashion-NG | 11.0 Bb * | 11.6 Ca | 11.0 Cb | 1.8 Ba | 1.9 Ba | 1.8 Ca | 1.8 Ba | 2.0 Ba | 1.9 Ca |
Fashion-Nurit | 12.4 Aa | 12.6 ABa | 11.7 BCa | 2.0 Ba | 2.3 Aa | 2.2 BCa | 2.1 Ab | 2.4 ABab | 2.6 Aa |
Fashion-TZ148 | 11.2 Bb | 13.3 Aa | 12.9 Aa | 2.2 ABa | 2.3 Aa | 2.3 ABa | 2.1 Ab | 2.6 Aa | 2.3 ABab |
Fashion-Tetsukabuto | 11.7 ABa | 12.5 BCa | 12.2 ABa | 2.4 Ab | 2.2 ABab | 2.5 Aa | 2.2 Aa | 2.4 ABa | 2.1 BCa |
Rootstock-Scion | TSS (%) | Texture (1–3) | Taste (1–3) | Lycopene 1 | Vitamin C 2 | |||||
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Newe Ya‘ar | Bet She’an | Newe Ya‘ar | Bet She’an | Newe Ya‘ar | Bet She’an | Newe Ya‘ar | Bet She’an | Newe Ya‘ar | Bet She’an | |
NG-1262 | 11.6 Aba * | 10.8 Ca | 2.1 Aa | 1.9 Ba | 2.0 Ab | 1.8 Ba | 59 Aa | 40 Aa | 13.2 Aa | 10.0 ABb |
318/WM-1262 | 12.9 Aa | 11.7 ABb | 2.0 Aa | 2.1 ABa | 2.2 Aa | 2.0 ABa | 63 Aa | 38 ABb | 14.2 Aa | 12.1 Aa |
161/WM-1262 | 12.6 ABa | 11.4 BCb | 2.2 Aa | 2.1 ABa | 2.1 Aa | 2.1 ABa | 57 Aa | 40 Ab | 14.5 Aa | 10.0 ABb |
819/WM-1262 | 12.9 Aa | 12.1 Aa | 2.1 Aa | 2.2 ABa | 2.3 Aa | 2.2 Aa | 59 Aa | 34 Bb | 13.6 Aa | 9.5 Bb |
114/WM-1262 | 12.5 ABa | 11.4 BCb | 2.1 Aa | 2.2 ABa | 2.2 Aa | 2.1 ABa | 66 Aa | 40 Ab | 13.9 Aa | 10.0 ABb |
Shimshon-P-1262 | 11.3 Bb | 11.5 ABa | 2.3 Aa | 2.5 Aa | 2.0 Aa | 1.7 Bb | 58 Aa | 34 Bb | 12.8 Aa | 10.3 ABb |
Scion-Rootstock/Region | TSS–heart (%) | Texture(1–3) | Taste(1–3) | Lycopene 1 | AOX(TEAC) 2 | Vitamin C 3 |
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Fashion-pumpkin/Qalya–Open field | 12.8 a* | 2.3 a | 2.5 a | 49.3 a | 3.5 a | 12.8 a |
Fashion-pumpkin/Qalya–Tunnel | 12.3 ab | 2.3 a | 2.3 ab | 43.5 a | 3.5 a | 12.4 a |
Fashion-pumpkin/Bet She’an–Open field | 11.8 b | 2.2 a | 2.0 b | 40.3 a | 2.3 b | 9.5 b |
1262-watermelon/Newe Ya‘ar–Open field | 12.7 a | 2.2 a | 2.2 a | 61.3 a | 3.7 a | 9.7 a |
1262-watermelon/Bet She’an–Open field | 11.6 b | 2.1 a | 2.0 b | 37.9 b | 2.0 b | 10.4 a |
Quality Parameter | TSS-Heart (%) | Texture (1–3) | Taste (1–3) | Lycopene µg/g FW | AOX mmol TE/mg | Vitamin C mg/100 g FW | ||||||
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Factor | F Value | p Value | F Value | p Value | F Value | p Value | F Value | p Value | F Value | p Value | F Value | p Value |
Region (R) | 10.93 | 0.0002 | 1.68 | NS | 14.26 | 0.0001 | 3.42 | 0.076 | 21.72 | 0.0001 | 51.86 | 0.0001 |
Grafting (G) | 1.86 | 0.1711 | 7.41 | 0.002 | 2.91 | 0.0672 | 1.10 | NS | 6.32 | 0.0045 | 2.44 | NS |
R × G | 7.08 | 0.0003 | 4.62 | 0.004 | 3.50 | 0.0163 | 5.43 | 0.011 | 2.91 | 0.0347 | 2.05 | NS |
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Fallik, E.; Alkalai-Tuvia, S.; Chalupowicz, D.; Popovsky-Sarid, S.; Zaaroor-Presman, M. Relationships between Rootstock-Scion Combinations and Growing Regions on Watermelon Fruit Quality. Agronomy 2019, 9, 536. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090536
Fallik E, Alkalai-Tuvia S, Chalupowicz D, Popovsky-Sarid S, Zaaroor-Presman M. Relationships between Rootstock-Scion Combinations and Growing Regions on Watermelon Fruit Quality. Agronomy. 2019; 9(9):536. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090536
Chicago/Turabian StyleFallik, Elazar, Sharon Alkalai-Tuvia, Daniel Chalupowicz, Sigal Popovsky-Sarid, and Merav Zaaroor-Presman. 2019. "Relationships between Rootstock-Scion Combinations and Growing Regions on Watermelon Fruit Quality" Agronomy 9, no. 9: 536. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090536