西瓜应用嫁接栽培技术,可以利用砧木品种对土传病害的抗性,解决主产区多年种植后轮作困难,克服重茬障害。日本西瓜嫁接栽培占总面积的95%以上。国内如福建、湖南、辽宁等省的局部地区西瓜嫁接已开始大面积推广。宁波市1987年在鄞州区东吴镇初次试验嫁接栽培,此后断断续续在北仑区大碘镇、三山乡应用推广,2002年宁波市西瓜嫁接栽培面积达500hm~2以上,估计2003年西瓜嫁接栽培面积可达1330hm~2。 Grafting watermelon cultivation techniques that can use rootstock varieties of soil-borne disease resistance to solve the main producing areas for many years after planting rotation difficulties to overcome the heavy crop failure. Grafting cultivation of watermelon in Japan accounted for more than 95% of the total area. Domestic areas such as Fujian, Hunan, Liaoning and other parts of the local watermelon grafting has begun a large area to promote. Ningbo city in 1987 in Yinzhou District, Dongwuzhen first pilot grafting cultivation, and then discontinued in Beilun District, large iodine town, Sanshan Township, the application of promotion in 2002 in Ningbo City, watermelon grafted cultivation area of ​​500hm ~ 2 or more, in 2003 estimated the watermelon grafting cultivation area Up to 1330hm ~ 2.