To compensate for this slow vigour, tomatoes can be grafted onto rootstock which is more vigorous than the variety desired for production. This increase in vigour can also contribute to higher stress ...

In both cases the crop-producing shoot is called the scion, which is removed from its original roots and placed onto a new plant, called the rootstock. Among greenhouse tomato growers, grafting is ...

In both cases the crop-producing shoot is called the scion, which is removed from its original roots and placed onto a new plant, called the rootstock. Among greenhouse tomato growers, grafting is ...

Research has shown that grafting tomatoes to resistant rootstocks can help manage soilborne diseases such as Fusarium wilt [Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. Lycopersici, bacterial wilt [Ralstonia ...

Lugasi, “Effect of Grafting on the Tomato’s Yield, Quality and Main Fruit Components in Spring Forcing,” Acta Alimentaria, Vol. 34, 2005, pp. 435-462. [3] G. Niu and D. Z. Rodriguez, “Growth and ...

Step 4: Prepare the scion branch Using the grafting knife, make a diagonal cut on the bottom of the scion branch, about 1 ...