Grafting is an ancient agricultural practice that joins the root system (rootstock) of one plant
to the shoot (scion) of another. It is most commonly employed in woody perennial crops to …

Grafting is an important integrated pest management strategy to manage soilborne
pathogens and other pests of solanaceous and cucurbitaceous crops. Important diseases …

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 …

This study investigated the effect of cold plasma seed treatment on tomato bacterial wilt,
caused by Ralstonia solanacearum (R. solanacearum), and the regulation of resistance …

Root-associated microbes are critical to plant health and performance, although
understanding of the factors that structure these microbial communities and the theory to …

Vegetables constitute 12% of world agricultural produce. Solanaceous and cucurbitaceous
crops constitute the major share of vegetable production, but their productivity is greatly …

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 …

Grafting with resistant rootstocks is an effective strategy to manage a variety of soilborne
diseases and root-knot nematodes in solanaceous and cucurbitaceous vegetables. In …

Organic and heirloom tomatoes are high-value products with growing demand but there are
many challenges to successful cultivation. A systems comparison study was carried out to …

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