Cultivation of grafted watermelon on different rootstocks in the conditions of the left-bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine

Abstract

The study investigated the effect of commercial rootstock hybrids Pelops F1 (Lagenaria siceraria) and Cobalt F1 (C.maxima x C.moschata) on diploid watermelon Yukon F1 and triploid watermelon Kidman F1 in the open field, with ungrafted watermelons as controls. The influence of rootstocks on the growth vigour and yield of grafted watermelon plants was studied. The rootstock Cobalt F1 showed the best results both in comparison with the control and in comparison, with the rootstock Pelops F1.