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标题：Inter-generic grafting in watermelon for managing Meloidogyne species: A review
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作者：Kgabo Martha Pofu ; Phatu William Mashela ; Hussein Shimelis 等
期刊名称：Scientific Research and Essays
印刷版ISSN：1992-2248
出版年度：2012
卷号：7
期号：2
页码：107-113
DOI：10.5897/SREX11.023
语种：English
出版社：Academic Journals
摘要：Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) cultivars suffer considerable yield losses from infection by the root-knot nematodes due to the unavailability of nematode-resistant genotypes. Screening for nematode resistance within the family Cucurbitaceae demonstrated that wild watermelon (Cucumis africanus) and wild cucumber (C. myriocarpus) were highly resistant to Meloidogyne incognita races 2 and 4 and M. javanica, with both nematode species being widely distributed in watermelon-producing regions of South Africa. However, Citrullus-Cucumis grafts had at least 64% mortalities, with the surviving inter-grafts displaying poor growth when compared with Citrullus intra-grafts. The paper reviews inter-generic grafting challenges in Citrullus cultivars and outlines uses of Cucumis grafts as novel solution that could probably be extended to other inter-generic grafts in the management of plant-parasitic nematodes.
关键词：Citrullus lanatus; Cucumis africanus; Cucumis myriocarpus; inter-generic grafting; Meloidogyne species; watermelon