ArticleBMC plant biology2024
Rootstock and scion anatomical parameters in grafted eggplant seedlings, influencing growth and fruit production.
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- Synergistic effects of grafting and companion cropping reshape the root endophytic microbiome network to regulate yield and fruit quality in continuously monocropped watermelon.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Grafting and biodynamic nanosilica-induced physiological and transcriptomic modulation of chilli (Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Modern and historical uses of plant grafting to engineer development, stress tolerance, chimeras, and hybrids.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of vegetable grafting has proven to be effective not only in providing stress resistance but also improving fruit yields. There have been no studies on grafted vegetables' effects on the vascular systems, specifically xylem vessels. This study tested the effects of two groups of rootstocks, Solanum spp., and Solanum lycopersicum, on seedling growth, anatomical parameters, and further plant growth and yield of eggplant cv. Madonna. The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design with four replications and five plants in each replication.
resultsThe results showed that seedling growth parameters including height, and stem diameter were significantly different between grafted and non-grafted eggplant plants. In terms of roots, cv. Optifort rootstock had the longest roots, while Solanum spp. rootstocks had the largest root volume. The radial widths of rootstock collenchyma and phloem were significantly greater in SG-self-grafted than in SR-self-rooted and in other rootstocks. Rootstock xylem area was higher in Solanum spp. than in self-rooted seedlings and cv. Emperador rootstock. Correlation analysis showed that rootstock anatomical traits, including xylem width and cortex parenchyma cell number, had significant positive correlations with yield (r = 0.40 and r = 0.58, respectively). Rootstocks such as ST (Solanum torvum) and A (Solanum integrifolium) which had wider xylem and more cortex cells, exhibited higher yields.
conclusionRootstocks with larger xylem widths and higher cortex cell numbers, such as ST and A, promoted greater yield in grafted eggplant. These results emphasize the importance of selecting rootstock-scion combinations with favourable anatomical traits for optimal productivity.
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