Scions impact biomass allocation and root enzymatic activity of rootstocks in grafted melon and watermelon plants.

ABSTRACT: Vegetable grafting is increasingly recognized as an effective and sustainable plant production alternative. Grafted plants usually show increased uptake of water and minerals compared with self-rooted plants, mostly thought a consequence of the vigorous rootstocks selected. However, while studies frequently addressed the effects of rootstocks on the performance of scions, knowledge on the influences of scions on biomass allocation, morphology, and metabolic activity of roots is rare. In particular, the plasticity of root traits affecting resource acquisition and its efficiency remains poorly understood. Two different rootstock species, Cucurbita maxima × Cucurbita moschata and Lagenaria siceraria, were grafted in combination with melon (Cucumis melo) and waterme

SUBMITTER: Sallaku G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9558002 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature