Advances in Watermelon Grafting to Increase Efficiency and Automation
Grafting watermelon (<i>Citrullus lanatus</i>) onto resistant rootstocks is an effective technique in the management of biotic and abiotic stresses. Since the first reported grafting of watermelon for disease resistance in 1927, adoption of the practice has been steadily increasing up to...
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| description | Grafting watermelon (<i>Citrullus lanatus</i>) onto resistant rootstocks is an effective technique in the management of biotic and abiotic stresses. Since the first reported grafting of watermelon for disease resistance in 1927, adoption of the practice has been steadily increasing up to 95% in Japan, Korea, Greece, Israel and Turkey. However, for grafting to be further adopted in the United States and other regions of the world with high labor costs and high plant volume demands, the watermelon grafting method must be more time and labor efficient as well as suitable for automation. To accomplish these goals, recent advances have been achieved in splice grafting of watermelon, where both cotyledons are removed from the rootstock. This review provides a summary of the new discoveries regarding watermelon grafting and an overview of the anatomy of cucurbit stems and the physiological processes that occur at the time of grafting and during the healing process in order to enhance the understanding of the complex nature of the cucurbit vascular system, which limits grafting success. This review article further provides insights to guide future research and technology development that will support the expansion of watermelon grafting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f39fc3dae264755bb1872c0df6d35df2023-11-20T21:44:35ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242020-11-01648810.3390/horticulturae6040088Advances in Watermelon Grafting to Increase Efficiency and AutomationPinki Devi0Scott Lukas1Carol Miles2Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, USADepartment of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 2121 South 1st Street, Hermiston, OR 97838, USADepartment of Horticulture, Washington State University, Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, USAGrafting watermelon (<i>Citrullus lanatus</i>) onto resistant rootstocks is an effective technique in the management of biotic and abiotic stresses. Since the first reported grafting of watermelon for disease resistance in 1927, adoption of the practice has been steadily increasing up to 95% in Japan, Korea, Greece, Israel and Turkey. However, for grafting to be further adopted in the United States and other regions of the world with high labor costs and high plant volume demands, the watermelon grafting method must be more time and labor efficient as well as suitable for automation. To accomplish these goals, recent advances have been achieved in splice grafting of watermelon, where both cotyledons are removed from the rootstock. This review provides a summary of the new discoveries regarding watermelon grafting and an overview of the anatomy of cucurbit stems and the physiological processes that occur at the time of grafting and during the healing process in order to enhance the understanding of the complex nature of the cucurbit vascular system, which limits grafting success. This review article further provides insights to guide future research and technology development that will support the expansion of watermelon grafting.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/6/4/88abscisic acidauxincarbohydratecotyledongrafting methodgraft union |
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| title | Advances in Watermelon Grafting to Increase Efficiency and Automation |
| title_full | Advances in Watermelon Grafting to Increase Efficiency and Automation |
| title_fullStr | Advances in Watermelon Grafting to Increase Efficiency and Automation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advances in Watermelon Grafting to Increase Efficiency and Automation |
| title_short | Advances in Watermelon Grafting to Increase Efficiency and Automation |
| title_sort | advances in watermelon grafting to increase efficiency and automation |
| topic | abscisic acid auxin carbohydrate cotyledon grafting method graft union |
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