INFLUENCE OF ROOTSTOCKS ON Fusarium WILT, NEMATODE INFESTATION, YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY IN WATERMELON PRODUCTION

Cucurbita maxima x Cucurbita moschata rootstock are used to prevent infection with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum in watermelon production; however, this rootstock is not effective against nematode attack. Because of their vigor, the grafted plants can be planted at lower plant densities than the...

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Main Authors: Juan Carlos Álvarez-Hernández, Javier Zaragoza Castellanos-Ramos, César Leobardo Aguirre-Mancilla, María Victoria Huitrón-Ramírez, Francisco Camacho-Ferre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Lavras 2015-08-01
Series:Ciência e Agrotecnologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542015000400323&lng=en&tlng=en