Centre : Indian Institute of Vegetable Research
Name of the technology :
Grafting – A novel technology for multiple disease management in Tomato
Grafting with resistance root stock is an easy technique to import resistance in desirable cultivars. Hence a brinjal root stock (EG219 – Solanum melongena) of 30 days old resistant to Fusarium wilt, bacterial wilt and nematode imported from AVRDC, Taiwan was used to make grafted plant with tomato (cv. Kashi Aman resistant to Tomato leaf curl virus) scion from 20 days old seedling. These grafted plants were evaluated under field conditions for its performance. Grafted plants were found resistant to fusarial wilt, root knot nematode and tomato leaf curl virus compared non grafted plants.
Useful to manage multiple diseases such as fusarial wilt, root knot nematode and tomato leaf disease in tomato under field condition
Multiple disease resistance to grafted tomato plants
Status of Commercialization : Not applicable