Fruit yield and quality of the grafted tomatoes under different drought stress conditions

doi:10.35495/ajab.2020.03.164

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The scion forms the aerial parts of the plant where the crop grows and is harvested
Martin et al (2002) reported that the soluble salts were transferred from rootstocks to scions in vegetable and field crops, while at the same time the permanent changes occur to the tolerance threshold of scion against salinity that is due to the mechanisms for transferring the soluble materials
The main effect of rootstock was significant on some traits, including the content of vitamin C, the activities of catalase and peroxidase (p

Summary

Introduction

The act of grafting involves the vegetative parts of two individual plants to join into one through the fusion process. Increasing the drought tolerance in the grafted rootstocks of tomato corresponds with the ability of roots to prevent the movement of sodium and chloride ions toward the shoots and aerial parts of plants (Estan et al, 2005). It was observed that grafting increases the resistance of plants against several types of stress (i.e. salinity, drought, and low temperatures) as well as increasing the vegetative growth and the absorption of nutrients, which lead to higher yields. The aim of grafting cultivar scions onto wild-type rootstocks was to produce a plant that can tolerate drought stress and be resistant against various diseases during the developmental stages of the grafted transplants. A report by Fernandez-Garcia et al (2002) showed that grafting the tomatoes onto the appropriate rootstock could increase the yield of the product as well as fruit quality. Ripening was observed in the yield of fruits

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