Improving the mineral nutrition in grafted watermelon plants: nitrogen metabolism

Authors
Pulgar, G Villora, G Moreno, DA Romero, L
Citation
G. Pulgar et al., Improving the mineral nutrition in grafted watermelon plants: nitrogen metabolism, BIOL PLANT, 43(4), 2000, pp. 607-609
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM
ISSN journal
00063134 → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
607 - 609
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-3134(2000)43:4<607:ITMNIG>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus [Trumb.] Mansfeld cv. Early Star), was used a s scion grafted onto three cultivars of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L. cvs. Bra va, Shintoza and Kamel) used as rootstocks and ungrafted Early Star plants were used as control. The rootstocks showed a high capacity for N uptake an d transport to the scion where N reduction and assimilation improved growth of the scion in grafted plants with respect to the control.