Grafting as a Sustainable Means for Securing Yield Stability and Quality in Vegetable Crops

• Autore: Rouphael Youssef
• Pubblicazione: Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic resource (246 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Technology, engineering, agriculture
• Soggetto non controllato: tomato grafting; splice grafting technique; graft angle; random diameter; wild eggplant relative; interspecific hybrid; scion/rootstock combination; plant vigour; yield; fruit quality attributes; cucumber; grafting techniques; rootstock-scion; soil-borne disease; resistant; tolerant crop growth; fruit yield; fruit quality; LED; PPFD; PsaA; PsbA; Western Blot; Cucumis melo L.; arsenic; grafting; translocation; bioaccumulation; agricultural robot; automated grafting; agricultural machinery; Tomato grafting; salinity tolerance; rootstock; physio-biochemical mechanisms; Solanum lycopresicum L.; vegetable grafting; Solanum melongena L.; grafting combinations; arbuscular micorrhizal fungi; yield traits; NUE; mineral profile; functional properties; NaCl; Citrullus vulgaris Schrad; Luffa cylindrica Mill; C. maxima Duch. × C. moschata Duch; seedlings; morpho-physiological traits; solanaceae; cucurbitaceae; defense mechanisms; soilborne pathogen; genetic resistance; microbial communities; soil/root interface; reduced irrigation; rootstocks; leaf gas exchange; Citrullus lanatus (Thunb) Matsum and Nakai; functional quality; lycopene; storage; sugars; texture; eggplant grafting; sensory evaluation; Brassicaceae; growth; mineral content; photosynthesis; taproot
• Persona (resp. second.): CollaGiuseppe; KyriacouMarios; RouphaelYoussef
• Sommario/riassunto: Vegetable growers around the world only collect, on average, half of the yield they would obtain under optimal conditions, known as yield potential. It is estimated that 60–70% of the yield gap is attributable to abiotic factors such as salinity, drought, suboptimal temperatures, nutritional deficiencies, flooding, waterlogging, heavy metals contamination, adverse soil pH and organic pollutants, while the remaining 30–40% is due to biotic factors, especially soilborne pathogens, foliar pathogens, arthropods and weeds. Under climate change forecasts, the pressure of biotic/abiotic stressors on yield is expected to rise and challenge further global food security. To meet global demand, several solutions have been proposed, focusing on the breeding of varieties with greater yield potential, but this one-size-fits-all solution leads to limited benefits. In order to overcome the current situation, grafting of elite scion varieties onto vigorous rootstock varieties has been suggested as one of the most promising drives towards further yield stability. Specifically, the implementation of suitable rootstock × scion × environment combinations in Solanaceous (tomato, eggplant, pepper) and Cucurbitaceous (melon, watermelon, melon) high-value crops represents an untapped opportunity to secure yield stability and reliability under biotic/abiotic stresses. This Special Issue invites Original Research, Technology Reports, Methods, Opinions, Perspectives, Invited Reviews and Mini Reviews dissecting grafting as a sustainable agro technology for enhancing tolerance to abiotic stresses and reducing disease damage. In addition, the following are of interest: potential contributions dealing with genetic resources for rootstock breeding, practices and technologies of rootstock breeding, and rootstock–scion signaling, as well as the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying graft compatibility. In addition, the effect of grafting on vegetable quality, practical applications and nursery management of grafted seedlings and specialty crops (e.g. artichoke and bean) will be considered within the general scope of the Special Issue. We highly believe that this compilation of high standard scientific papers on the principles and practices of vegetable grafting will foster discussions within this important field.
• Titolo autorizzato: Grafting as a Sustainable Means for Securing Yield Stability and Quality in Vegetable Crops
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910557147703321
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