People have grafted plants since antiquity for propagation, to increase yields, and to
improve stress tolerance. This cutting and joining of tissues activates an incredible …

Grafting of vegetable seedlings is a unique horticultural technology practiced for many years
in East Asia to overcome issues associated with intensive cultivation using limited arable …

Grafted fresh market tomatoes are widely used in commercial production throughout Europe
and Asia, and interest among commercial producers in the Americas has increased in recent …

In addition to managing soilborne diseases, grafting with vigorous rootstocks has been
shown to improve yield in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production. However, the …

This paper reviews the status of the use of grafting in two solanaceous crops of global
importance, tomato and eggplant, for the control of biotic and abiotic stresses. Flooding and …

Bacterial wilt of tomatoes caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is a devastating disease that
limits the production of tomato in Korea. The best way to control this disease is using …

Bacteria and fungi form complex communities (microbiomes) in above-and below-ground
organs of plants, contributing to hosts' growth and survival in various ways. Recent studies …

Xanthomonas species, Pseudomonas syringae and Ralstonia species are bacterial plant
pathogens that cause significant yield loss in many crop species. Generating disease …

With no efficient method widely recognized for controlling or preventing tomato bacterial wilt,
a devastating disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum, tomato …

The soilborne pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum is the causal agent of bacterial wilt and
causes significant crop loss in the Solanaceae family. The pathogen first infects roots, which …