The widely used farm practice of grafting watermelon and other melon plants onto squash or pumpkin rootstocks results in larger amounts of certain pesticides in the melon fruit, scientists are ...

Broadly employed farm practice of grafting watermelon, other melon plants onto squash or pumpkin rootstocks reveals larger quantity of certain pesticides in the melon fruit, report scientists in a new ...

Watermelon grafting, widely considered a kooky scheme before Clemson Cooperative Extension started studying it, is rapidly becoming accepted practice across the Southeast. “Grafting is going to be ...

I'm fascinated by a lot of things in the agricultural world, but grafting has to be one of farming's greatest miracles. For more than a thousand years, growers have lopped off stems from one plant and ...

This year’s Clemson University Watermelon Field Day highlights innovative technology combined with tested management practices to give watermelon growers an edge on growing this summer favorite.

SANTIAGO, CHILE - Grafting of seedlings has been used for decades in many parts of the world, but adoption of the technique is still limited in many countries, due in part to higher costs of grafted ...

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A viral social media narrative claiming that watermelons are being injected with chemicals to turn them red has sparked widespread concern, leading to a significant drop in watermelon prices. This ...