Nazarpour Azadeh, Azizi Majid, Samadi Saba, Aroiee Hossein, Farhadi Ali, Muhammad Murad, Morshedloo Mohammad Reza
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
Research Institute of Medicinal Plants, Ferdwosi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
BMC Plant Biol. 2025 Apr 25;25(1):528. doi: 10.1186/s12870-025-06571-1.
Grafting is a technique commonly used in horticulture to minimize damage from soil-borne diseases and bolster plants' ability to withstand stress, ultimately resulting in increased plant productivity. Cucurbit plants are frequently grafted for these purposes, and their seeds are widely used as nuts, food additives, and for medicinal properties worldwide. However, no information is available on the impact of grafting on the seed and oil yield and properties of medicinal pumpkins. This study is the first to investigate the effect of grafting on medicinal pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo var. styriaca) seeds' yield and oil properties. Commercial medicinal pumpkins were grafted onto five different rootstocks (C. pepo hybrids) including: 'code 11', 'code 36', 'code 45', 'code 42' and 'code 21') using three different grafting methods (Side grafting, Hole insertion grafting and cleft grafting). The results showed that the type of rootstock and grafting method significantly affected fruit yield, seed yield, oil yield, and oil qualities. The research revealed that there were no issues with graft incompatibility between the rootstock and medicinal pumpkins. Side-grafting was identified as the most successful method, and these plants were utilized in farm experiments. Furthermore, the rootstocks had a notably positive impact on the success rate, with code 42, code 45, and code 21 rootstocks demonstrating the highest percentage of successful grafts. Medicinal pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo var styriaca) plants grafted through the side grafting technique on code 45 hybrids have demonstrated the highest yield and optimal oil properties. Thus, these grafted plants are highly recommended for the commercial production of medicinal pumpkins.
嫁接是园艺中常用的一种技术,可将土壤传播疾病造成的损害降至最低,并增强植物抵御压力的能力,最终提高植物的生产力。葫芦科植物常因这些目的进行嫁接,其种子在全球范围内被广泛用作坚果、食品添加剂以及具有药用价值。然而,关于嫁接对药用南瓜种子产量、出油率及特性的影响尚无相关信息。本研究首次调查了嫁接对药用南瓜(西葫芦变种 Styriaca)种子产量和油特性的影响。将商业药用南瓜嫁接到五种不同的砧木(西葫芦杂交种)上,包括:“编号11”、“编号36”、“编号45”、“编号42”和“编号21”,采用三种不同的嫁接方法(侧接、孔插嫁接和劈接)。结果表明,砧木类型和嫁接方法对果实产量、种子产量、出油率和油品质有显著影响。研究发现,砧木与药用南瓜之间不存在嫁接不亲和问题。侧接被确定为最成功的方法,这些植株被用于田间试验。此外,砧木对成功率有显著的积极影响,编号42、编号45和编号21砧木的嫁接成功率最高。通过侧接技术嫁接到编号45杂交种上的药用南瓜(西葫芦变种 Styriaca)植株表现出最高的产量和最佳的油特性。因此,强烈推荐这些嫁接植株用于药用南瓜的商业生产。
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