Publication Date:
2018-08-31
Description:
In this experiment, white seed pumpkin ‘Shengzhen No. 1’ was used as rootstock for the oriental sweet melon ( Cucumis melo L. ) ‘Yumeiren’. The fruits of own-rooted melons were used as control. The objective of this experiment was to study the effects of grafting on the following parameters: content of free fatty acids and activities of synthetic enzymes (LOX, ADH, and AAT). These parameters were measured in the peel and flesh tissues of oriental sweet melon at different time-points. Due to grafting, the content of oleic acid and linolenic acid decreased in peel tissues of melons at early stages of maturity. Therefore, total contents of free fatty acids were lower than those of control. However, there was no significant difference in the content of three free fatty acids in flesh tissue; this content was lower than that in peel tissue. Due to grafting, enzymatic activities of ADH and AAT decreased in peel tissue of melons; however, these enzymes showed different activities ...
Print ISSN:
1755-1307
Electronic ISSN:
1755-1315
Topics:
Geography
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Geosciences
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Physics