The implications of a growing agronomic imperative for vegetable fruit quality and nutritive value of vegetable grafting Kumar Vipin, Singh Sudhanshu*, Jakhwal Riya, Singh Bijendra College of Horticulture, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Modipuram, Meerut, (U.P) -250110, India *Corresponding Author Email- singhsudhanshu.16896@gmail.com Online published on 20 December, 2022. Abstract Grafting is a time-honored technique. Grafting has been performed for millennia and researched for decades, but its application to the vegetable industry in the United States and elsewhere is still evolving. Grafted vegetable plants are ‘physical hybrids’ created by merging at least two kinds, a rootstock, and at least one scion, with the first providing key features and the second producing fruit(3). The procedure is similar to organ transplantation in that the rootstock and scion varieties and seedlings must be compatible, the operating room and patients must be clean and free of disease, the grafter must use appropriate methods, and the newly-grafted plants must be allowed to recover under specific conditions. Grafted plants are clearly adaptable, saleable, genetic solutions to production problems for farmers of Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae plants including tomato, pepper, watermelon, and cantaloupe(2). This cooperatively generated guidebook outlines important aspects of creating grafted vegetable plants, emphasizing research-based knowledge and procedures demonstrated to be dependable through experience. Despite significant advancements in grafting methodology, there are few absolute facts in vegetable grafting, and continuing study and trial and error continue to enhance locally appropriate techniques, equipment, and knowledge(1).As a result, the handbook is designed and presented when a “living document” that will be updated as new information and enhancements become available. Readers are invited to return to this website on a regular basis to look for fresh manual components. Top |