Comprehensive Mineral Nutrition Analysis of Watermelon Grafted onto Two Different Rootstocks

Grafting is a widely used practice in fruit-bearing vegetables. However, why grafting affects plant growth, fruit yield, and quality, especially from the aspect of mineral nutrition, remains unclear. In this study, watermelon cultivar ‘Zaojia 8424’ was grafted onto bottle gourd ‘Jingxinzhen 1’ (Lage...

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Main Authors: Yuan Huang, Liqiang Zhao, Qiusheng Kong, Fei Cheng, Mengliang Niu, Junjun Xie, Muhammad Azher Nawaz, Zhilong Bie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-03-01
Series:Horticultural Plant Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468014116300292