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Use of the Tisan Technology for Grafting Melon, as Compared to the Conventional Technology
VegetablesUse of the Tisan Technology for Grafting Melon, as Compared to the Conventional Technology
תחום או ענף אגרוטכנולוגיה; הגה"צ; ירקות
תאריך עדכון 9/4/2010
תיאור מלא Abstract
In order to improve the performance of grafted and trellised melon plants in the Arava, we tested two pumpkin rootstocks and two techniques for working with grafted plants during the 2008-2009 growing season. In an experiment conducted in a walk-in tunnel in the commercial area of Moshav Ein Yahav, we evaluated melon plants that had been grafted using the regular method and melon plants that had been grafted at a young age using the new Tisan machine. At the beginning of the season, the plants and roots in the Tisan treatment were more developed than those in the conventional grafting treatment. The two types of grafted young plants produced yields greater than those of the ungrafted control plants. The greatest yield of size 5 and size 6 fruit was recorded for those plants that were grafted onto rootstock 534 (Gad) using the conventional grafting method. While an advantage was observed for the plants in the Tisan grafting treatment at the beginning of the season, this early-season advantage did not seem to affect overall yield. The Tisan technology is advantageous for the earlier production of the desired fruit (sizes 5 and 6) on rootstock TZ148, but not on rootstock 534 (Gad). Throughout the experiment, the performance of the plants in the Tisan treatment was never inferior to the performance of the control. Future work in this area should include evaluations of the effect of the rootstocks on yield components, such as fruit size and overall yield.Email address of the writer: shiom@shaham.moag.gov.il
שפה English
מחבר Shimshon Omer, Roni Cohen, Carmela Horev, Menachem Edelstein, Yoram Zvieli, Rivka Offenbach, Itai Gal, Amnon Koren
שנה 2010
שייכות yzvieli
תאריך יצירה 9/4/2010
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