Grafting Improves Fruit Yield of Cucumber Plants Grown under Combined Heat and Soil Salinity Stresses

Improving the productivity of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants subjected to combined salinity and heat stresses is a significant challenge, particularly in arid semi-arid regions. Gianco F1 cucumbers were grafted onto five cucurbit rootstocks and, together with an ungrafted control, grown Egypt net house saline soil during summer season over two years. The vegetative growth, yield, quality, biochemical, mineral composition traits measured. Although many differences observed among treatments, general, had performance better than or similar that plants, based on different parameters In particular, Cucurbita maxima × C. moschata interspecific hybrid VSS-61 Ferro highest early total marketable yields. These consistently conferred higher vigor scion, which lower flower abortion rates chlorophyll contents. fruit quality N, P, K leaves suffered few relevant changes as compared control. However, catalase activity, well proline Se contents, while those Si content. This study reveals grafting suitable may mitigate adverse effects caused by combination stresses. represents improvement for cultivation under high-temperature stress conditions