BACKGROUND Grafting is an established practice for asexual propagation in horticultural and agricultural crops. The study on graft unions has become of interest for horticulturists using proteomic and genomic techniques to observe transfer of genetic material and signal transduction pathways from root to shoot and shoot to root. Another reason to study the graft unions was potentially to observ...

The citrus industry in Florida faces a destructive endemic disease, known as huanglongbing (HLB), associated with Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus ( C Las), phloem-limited bacterium, and transmitted by the Asian psyllid (ACP). Rootstocks are regarded critical to keep production commercially viable help trees cope disease. Although most scions susceptible, some rootstocks HLB-tolerant may influ...

To elucidate the phytohormonal basis of the feedback regulation of leaf senescence induced by potassium (K) deficiency in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), two cultivars contrasting in sensitivity to K deficiency were self- and reciprocally grafted hypocotyl-to-hypocotyl, using standard grafting (one scion grafted onto one rootstock), Y grafting (two scions grafted onto one rootstock), and invert...

Grafting in brinjal is an alternative technology for chemical treatments to control soilborne pathogens with minimum impact on product quality and environment. The present study was carried out determine the graft compatibility of scions (Dhruva CO 2) five wild Solanum rootstocks their growth performance open field condition. cleft grafting method adopted this study. non-grafted plants were use...

Abstract Background Late blight seriously threatens potato cultivation worldwide. The severe and widespread damage caused by the fungal pathogen can lead to drastic decreases in yield. Although grafting technology has been widely used improve crop resistance, effects of on late resistance as well associated molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Therefore, we performed RNA transcriptome sequencin...

Many cultivars of ornamental conifers are difficult to propagate. Cuttings may root poorly and graft success may be highly variable even in the hands of skilled, experienced propagators. Because of these problems, we conducted a detailed study of the physiology of graft formation in Picea pungens 'Hoopsi' scions grafted on Picea abies rootstocks with the purpose of identifying factors limiting ...

Two citrus rootstocks, Rangpur lime (RL) and Sunki Maravilha mandarin (SM), were analyzed either ungrafted or grafted with their reciprocal graft combinations or with shoot scions of two commercial citrus varieties: Valencia orange (VO) and Tahiti acid lime (TAL). All graft combinations were subjected to distinct watering regimes: well-watered, severe drought and rehydration. Growth and water r...