Watermelon Rootstock/Scion Relationships and the Effects of Fruit-Thinning and Stem-Pruning on Yield and Postharvest Fruit Quality

This study examined the effects of stem-pruning and fruit-thinning on the yield of marketable watermelon fruit (>5 kg) and watermelon quality after four days of postharvest storage at 22 °C (marketing simulation). We examined the fruits from non-grafted and grafted plants (TZ and Nurit rootstocks...

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Published in:	Agriculture
Main Authors:	Merav Zaaroor-Presman, Sharon Alkalai-Tuvia, Daniel Chalupowicz, Marina Beniches, Abraham Gamliel, Elazar Fallik
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Subjects:	<i>Citrullus lanatus</i> <i>Cucurbita maxima</i> × <i>Cucurbita moschata</i> fruit quality postharvest
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/10/9/366