Grafting has become an imperative for intensive vegetable production since chlorofluorocarbon-based soil fumigants were banned from use on grounds of environmental protection. Compelled by this development, research into rootstock-scion interaction has broadened the potential applications of grafting in the vegetable industry beyond aspects of soil phytopathology. Grafting has been increasingly...

Systemic signaling of upper leaves promotes the induction of photosynthesis in lower leaves, allowing more efficient use of light flecks. However, the nature of the systemic signals has remained elusive. Here, we show that preillumination of the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) shoot apex alone can accelerate photosynthetic induction in distal leaves and that this process is light quality dependen...

The use of micropropagated trees has been widely extended, since micropropagation is a convenient technique of vegetative propagation that shows a number of interesting advantages, mainly for woody fruit trees. However, only few studies can be found in the literature on the field performance of micropropagated trees. In this work, the performance of different micropropagated fruit-tree rootstoc...

Iron is an essential micronutrient for plants, and plants have evolved adaptive mechanisms to improve iron acquisition from soils. Grafting on iron deficiency-tolerant rootstock is an effective strategy to prevent iron deficiency-chlorosis in fruit-tree crops. To determine the mechanisms underlying iron uptake in iron deficiency, two iron deficiency-tolerant citrus rootstocks, Zhique (ZQ) and X...

Growers are looking for sustainable alternatives to methyl bromide as a soil fumigant that are effective and economical. Increased demand for organically produced fruits and vegetables has also contributed to the need for environmentally friendly soil-borne disease control methods. Grafting may be a valuable tool for vegetable growers to cope with pest management challenges in production of cuc...

The effects of grafting on Na and Cl(-) uptake and distribution in plant tissues were quantified in a greenhouse experiment using six combinations of melon (Cucumis melo L. cv. Arava) and pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima Duchesne×Cucurbita moschata Duchesne cv. TZ-148): non-grafted, self-grafted, melons grafted on pumpkins, and pumpkins grafted on melons. Total Na concentration in shoots of plants wit...

To explore the quality rootstocks which impart better fruits in mango varieties, we studied interactive effect of scion and rootstock using five varieties (Mallika, Amrapali, Dashehari, Pusa Arunima, Surya) grafted on three (Olour, Kurukkan, K-5). A total 25 physico-chemical parameters were viz., fruit weight, yield efficiency, per plant, pulp percent, soluble solids (TSS), acidity, physiologic...

‘Honeycrisp’ apple is susceptible to bitter pit, which associated with fruit mineral nutrient composition. Rootstock genotypes can affect acquisition, distribution, and yields, all composition pit susceptibility. However, the changes of these traits among different rootstock in response abiotic stress under semiarid conditions are relatively unknown. The objective this study was evaluate influe...

Local translocation of small RNAs between cells is proved. Long distance translocation between rootstock and scion is also well documented in the homo-grafting system, but the process in distant-grafting is widely unexplored where rootstock and scion belonging to different genera. Micro RNAs are a class of small, endogenous, noncoding, gene silencing RNAs that regulate target genes of a wide ra...

abstract a greenhouse experiment was conducted to study the effects of soil copper (cu) and salinity application on photosynthesis parameters, enzyme activity and anatomical structure of two pistachio cultivars. a factorial greenhouse experiment was carried out as completely randomized design with three replications. treatments consisted of four cu levels (0, 2.5, 5, and 7.5 mg kg-1soil as cuso...