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

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
Subjects:
Citrullus lanatus
enxertia
triplóides
Fusarium oxysporum
nematóides das galhas
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