Table 3.
Effect of grafting using different rootstocks on leaf dry weight, stem dry weight and root dry weight at flowering growth stage of cucumber cultivar Alosama F1grown under different level of water stress.
| Water stress level (% of ETc) | Leaf dry weight (g) |
Stem dry weight (g) |
Root dry weight (g) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-grafted | Grafted on Shintoza | Grafted on Affyne | Average | Non-grafted | Grafted on Shintoza | Grafted on Affyne | Average | Non-grafted | Grafted on Shintoza | Grafted on Affyne | Average | |
| First Season (2014) | ||||||||||||
| 100 % of ETc | 33.9 | 45.8 | 40.6 | 40.1 a | 15.6 | 18.8 | 17.4 | 17.2 a | 4.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.7 a |
| 75 % of ETc | 26.7 | 39.6 | 38.1 | 34.8 b | 14.1 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.8 b | 3.6 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.1 b |
| 50 % of ETc | 21.2 | 32.7 | 30.4 | 28.1 c | 12.6 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 13.0 c | 3.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 c |
| Average | 27.2 c | 39.3 a | 36.3 b | 14.1 b | 15.8 a | 15.1 a | 3.6 c | 6.0 a | 5.6 b | |||
| Second Season (2015) | ||||||||||||
| 100 % of ETc | 31.9 | 44.6 | 41.3 | 39.2 a | 14.0 | 16.9 | 16.0 | 15.6 a | 3.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.5 a |
| 75 % of ETc | 25.4 | 37.2 | 36.2 | 32.9 b | 13.1 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.0 b | 3.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.2 b |
| 50 % of ETc | 20.6 | 30.1 | 28.2 | 26.3 c | 11.4 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 12.1 c | 3.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 c |
| Average | 25.9 b | 37.3 a | 35.2 a | 12.8 b | 14.7 a | 14.1 a | 3.4 c | 6.1 a | 5.5 b | |||
* Treatment means with the same letter are not significant using LSD test at 5% level.