Hybrids and allied species as potential rootstocks for eggplant: Effect of grafting on vigour, yield and overall fruit quality traits

Sabatino, Leo; Iapichino, Giovanni; D’Anna, Francesca; Palazzolo, Eristanna; Mennella, G.; Rotino, Giuseppe Leonardo

doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2017.10.020

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“…gilo hybrid rootstock, our outcomes are in accord with those obtained by Gisbert et al [9], who reported a high graft success rate when interspecific hybrids of eggplants were used as rootstocks. Our results are also consistent with those of Sabatino et al [10], who reported a high graft success rate of eggplant 'Birgah' F 1 hybrid (violet globose shape) grafted onto S. melongena × S. aethiopicum rootstock, confirming the capacity of this interspecific hybrid to give good results with two different types of common eggplant. In fact, Birgah is one of the violet F 1 hybrid belonging to a local Sicilian fruit typology that has been subjected to lower breeding improvement efforts when compared to elongated black-purple typelike 'Scarlatti', which is world-wide diffused especially in the most industrialized countries.…”

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“…Sampling for the quality analysis of the fruits was carried out as described by Sabatino et al [10] and Sabatino et al [26]. Thus, 3-5 commercially mature fruits for each replication from the second and third harvest were used; only healthy fruits were chosen.…”

Section: Pulp Browning Soluble Solid Content and Chemicalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, its use has been limited due to lack of rapid and homogeneous synchronized seed germination [8]. Studies have shown that grafting can affect yield and fruit quality in eggplant [9,10]. Kyriacou et al [11], in their review, reassessed that grafting itself and the prevalence of particular type of commercial rootstocks influence vegetable fruit quality and, partially, storability.…”

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“…In particular, they stressed both possible rootstock-scion interactions, underscoring graft combinations and different stemming from failure to standardize fruit harvest maturity. In this respect, Gisbert et al [9] and Sabatino et al [10] found that the use of interspecific hybrid rootstocks derived from compatible crosses of eggplant with related species can be a valuable approach to improve/preserve eggplant production.…”

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Solanum aethiopicum gr. gilo and Its Interspecific Hybrid with S. melongena as Alternative Rootstocks for Eggplant: Effects on Vigor, Yield, and Fruit Physicochemical Properties of Cultivar ′Scarlatti′

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Grafting is generally considered effective in ameliorating vegetable crop tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. The use of interspecific hybrid as rootstock for eggplant may represent a valid alternative approach to enhance eggplant performance. However, studies on the effects of different rootstocks on eggplant plant vigor, yield, and fruit quality traits often show conflicting results. Thus, an experiment was performed in two spring–summer growing seasons (2014 and 2015) by grafting eggplant ′Scarlatti′ F1 hybrid on two accessions of S. aethiopicum gr. gilo and on the interspecific hybrid S. melongena × S. aehtiopicumgr. gilo in comparison to the most common eggplant rootstock S. torvum. Results indicate that S. melongena × S. aethiopicum gr. gilo interspecific hybrid and S. torvum improved grafting success, plant vigor, early flowering and yield in ′Scarlatti′ F1 scion. All rootstocks tested did not negatively influence fruit apparent quality traits and fruit quality composition. Moreover, fruit glycoalkaloids content remained below the recommended threshold value. These findings suggest that the use of S. melongena × S. aethiopicum gr. gilo interspecific hybrid as rootstock may be a good alternative to the most commonly used S. torvum.

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Section: Pulp Browning Soluble Solid Content and Chemicalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Solanum aethiopicum gr. gilo and Its Interspecific Hybrid with S. melongena as Alternative Rootstocks for Eggplant: Effects on Vigor, Yield, and Fruit Physicochemical Properties of Cultivar ′Scarlatti′

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“…In horticultural systems, vegetable grafting is a multipurpose technique improving crops performances and product quality under both optimal and suboptimal growth conditions [15][16][17]. It has been proposed as a means to reduce the heavy metals uptake and translocation to the shoots and the edible parts [18,19], although the mechanisms underlying such impediment are still unclear [20].…”

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Arsenic Accumulation in Grafted Melon Plants: Role of Rootstock in Modulating Root-To-Shoot Translocation and Physiological Response

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The bio-agronomical response, along with the arsenic (As) translocation and partitioning were investigated in self-grafted melon "Proteo", or grafted onto three interspecific ("RS841", "Shintoza", and "Strong Tosa") and two intraspecific hybrids ("Dinero" and "Magnus"). Plants were grown in a soilless system and exposed to two As concentrations in the nutrient solution (0.002 and 3.80 mg L −1 , referred to as As− and As+) for 30 days. The As+ treatment lowered the aboveground dry biomass (−8%, on average), but the grafting combinations differed in terms of photosynthetic response. As regards the metalloid absorption, the rootstocks revealed a different tendency to uptake As into the root, where its concentration varied from 1633.57 to 369.10 mg kg −1 DW in "Magnus" and "RS841", respectively. The high bioaccumulation factors in root (ranging from 97.13 to 429.89) and the low translocation factors in shoot (from 0.015 to 0.071) and pulp (from 0.002 to 0.008) under As+, showed a high As mobility in the substrate-plant system, and a lower mobility inside the plants. This tendency was higher in the intraspecific rootstocks. Nonetheless, the interspecific "RS841" proved to be the best rootstock in maximizing yield and minimizing, at the same time, the As concentration into the fruit.

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Eggplant grafting on a cold‐tolerant rootstock reduces fruit chilling susceptibility and improves antioxidant stability during storage

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BACKGROUND Vegetable grafting has been increasingly evaluated to improve preharvest tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, very few studies have identified rootstock–scion combinations able to improve fruit shelf life and reduce the susceptibility to postharvest disorders. Herein, a purple eggplant scion (cv. Monarca) was grafted onto a cold‐tolerant hybrid Solanum rootstock (‘Java’) and the changes in growth, quality, postharvest chilling tolerance, and antioxidant stability were evaluated. RESULTS Eggplant grafting enhanced plant vigor and fruit growth rate, decreasing the time from set to harvest by 10–15%. Grafted eggplants had a thinner shape and lighter pulp color than the control. The rootstock–scion combination tested showed lower respiration (~60%), dry matter (~15–20%), and phenolic compounds contents (~15–20%) than eggplants from non‐grafted plants. Grafting markedly improved fruit performance during postharvest storage. Remarkably, grafted eggplants showed much higher tolerance to chilling injury than the control did, evidenced by a reduction of surface scalds along with decreased softening and pulp browning. The trend in antioxidants found at harvest time was reversed after cold storage due to enhanced stability (20% and 100% for pulp and peel respectively) in fruit from grafted plants. CONCLUSION Purple eggplant (cv. Monarca) grafting onto ‘Java’ hybrid rootstock modulated fruit growth, quality at harvest, and increased fruit chilling injury tolerance during storage. Grafting may be a bona fide strategy to induce phenotypic traits able to improve vegetable postharvest performance. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.

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Hybrids and allied species as potential rootstocks for eggplant: Effect of grafting on vigour, yield and overall fruit quality traits

Cited by 49 publications

References 50 publications

Solanum aethiopicum gr. gilo and Its Interspecific Hybrid with S. melongena as Alternative Rootstocks for Eggplant: Effects on Vigor, Yield, and Fruit Physicochemical Properties of Cultivar ′Scarlatti′

Solanum aethiopicum gr. gilo and Its Interspecific Hybrid with S. melongena as Alternative Rootstocks for Eggplant: Effects on Vigor, Yield, and Fruit Physicochemical Properties of Cultivar ′Scarlatti′

Arsenic Accumulation in Grafted Melon Plants: Role of Rootstock in Modulating Root-To-Shoot Translocation and Physiological Response

Eggplant grafting on a cold‐tolerant rootstock reduces fruit chilling susceptibility and improves antioxidant stability during storage

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