Rootstock resistance to Fusarium wilt and effect on watermelon fruit yield and quality

摘要: The potential of grafted watermelon for resistance toFusarium oxysporum f.sp.niveum on some Curcurbitaceae,Lagenaria, Luffa, Benincasa and commercial rootstocks was evaluated. Effects grafting yield quality diseased plants were All resistant to the three known races (0, 1, 2) ofF. except cv. ‘Crimson Tide’, which susceptible race 2. Fruit positively (21–112%) affected byLagenaria but negatively (200–267%) byCucurbita when compared with control. While only minor differences in fruit determined control onLagenaria rootstocks, parameters ontoCucurbita lower than reasons low might be due an incompatibility betweenCucurbita watermelon. These results showed that rootstock influence disease as well scion is important determining use applications