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Resistance breeding and industrial applications of anti-wilt for cucurbits and eggplant rootstock

Achievement:(1)Our researches focused on selection of resistant varieties against  Fusarium wilt in luffa and pumpkin for using as rootstocks. 2 test crosses of luffa with promising resistance to disease and 2 test crosses of pumpkin were selected as rootstocks and conducted grafting compatibility test. As regards result of grafting compatibility tests, 107LH15 (disease severity <10%, luffa rootstock) and H02 (pumpking rootstock) could rise up the 1th flowering note of the female and fit the market requirement. (2) Four disease-resistant eggplant rootstocks were grafted with Kaohsiung No. 2 and the survival rate were all higher than 90%.

Fig. 1. Selected 2 test crosses of luffa rootstock for grafting compatibility test.
Fig 1. Selected 2 test crosses of luffa rootstock
for grafting compatibility test.

Fig. 2. Four disease-resistant eggplant rootstocks were grafted with Kaohsiung No. 2 for grafting compatibility test.
Fig 2. Four disease-resistant eggplant rootstocks were grafted with Kaohsiung No. 2 for grafting
compatibility test.