Abstract
BACKGROUND: The 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. RESULTS: The 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. CONCLUSION: Rootstocks 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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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
Grafted and non-grafted eggplant differed significantly in seedling height and stem diameter.
- Taxon
- eggplant
Solanum melongenae0 - Treatment
- graftede0
- Outcome
- height, and stem diametere0
- Comparator
- non-grafted eggplant plantse0
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Verbatim
e0“seedling growth parameters including height, and stem diameter were significantly different between grafted and non-grafted eggplant plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Optifort rootstock had the longest roots.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Material
- cv. Optiforte0
- Outcome
- rootse0
- Direction
- longeste0
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Verbatim
e0“cv. Optifort rootstock had the longest roots”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
Solanum spp. rootstocks had the largest root volume.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Material
- Solanum spp.e0
- Outcome
- root volumee0
- Direction
- largeste0
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Verbatim
e0“Solanum spp. rootstocks had the largest root volume”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
Self-grafted plants had significantly wider rootstock collenchyma and phloem than other groups.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Material
- SG-self-graftede0
- Outcome
- radial widths of rootstock collenchyma and phloeme0
- Direction
- significantly greatere0
- Comparator
- SR-self-rooted and in other rootstockse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“radial widths of rootstock collenchyma and phloem were significantly greater in SG-self-grafted than in SR-self-rooted and in other rootstocks”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
Solanum spp. rootstocks had larger xylem area than self-rooted and Emperador seedlings.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Material
- Solanum spp.e0
- Outcome
- Rootstock xylem areae0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- self-rooted seedlings and cv. Emperador rootstocke0
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Verbatim
e0“Rootstock xylem area was higher in Solanum spp. than in self-rooted seedlings and cv. Emperador rootstock”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
Rootstock xylem width correlated positively with yield at r = 0.40.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Organ / stage
- xylem widthe0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- positivee0
- Value
- r = 0.40e0
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Verbatim
e0“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)”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
Cortex parenchyma cell number correlated positively with yield at r = 0.58.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Organ / stage
- cortex parenchyma cell numbere0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- positivee0
- Value
- r = 0.58e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“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)”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
Solanum torvum rootstocks with wider xylem and more cortex cells yielded more.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Material
- Solanum torvume0
- Outcome
- yieldse0
- Direction
- highere0
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Verbatim
e0“ST (Solanum torvum) and A (Solanum integrifolium) which had wider xylem and more cortex cells, exhibited higher yields”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
Solanum integrifolium rootstocks with wider xylem and more cortex cells yielded more.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Material
- Solanum integrifoliume0
- Outcome
- yieldse0
- Direction
- highere0
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Verbatim
e0“ST (Solanum torvum) and A (Solanum integrifolium) which had wider xylem and more cortex cells, exhibited higher yields”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend rootstock-scion combinations with favourable anatomical traits.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Outcome
- selecting rootstock-scion combinations with favourable anatomical traits for optimal productivitye0
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Verbatim
e0“selecting rootstock-scion combinations with favourable anatomical traits for optimal productivity”
t0“eggplant”