Grafting Increases Chilean-Grown Watermelon Yield, Quality (IMAGE) American Society for Horticultural Science Caption Yield from grafted (right) and nongrafted plants of cv '1414' show that plants of the same cultivar produced more and heavier fruit when grafted, although a delayed ripening of fruits from grafted plants was observed. Credit Photo courtesy of Christian Krarup. Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.