Abstract
The effect of grafting technique on plant growth of tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum L. cv. Despina) cultivated under salinity stress, either self-rooted (P7) or grafted on to themselves (P6) and five different rootstocks (P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5) was examined. Plants were grown both indoors (heated glasshouse) and outdoors, whereas salinity stress was simulated by applying three levels of salinity [Contol (0.69 mS/cm), 3 and 6 mS/cm) on growth medium. The results of the study showed that grafted plants formed more fruit in total and had a higher total yield than self-rooted plants at the level of 6 mS/cm when grown indoors, whereas mean fruit weight was higher for P2, P5 and P6 combinations. For outdoor cultivation, scion × P1 and P2 combinations were superior to others at the level of 6 mS/cm, regarding total number of fruit and total yield, whereas mean fruit weight was higher for P5 combination. In conclusion, implementing grafting technique on tomato plants results in the formation of more internodes and therefore flowers, especially, for outdoor cultivation, whereas significant effects were observed on both total number and total weight of fruit for indoor cultivation. In addition, rootstock × scion combination has a significant effect on plant growth and yield and could be used as a useful means in order to alleviate problems that arise from salinity stress due to either lack of water or high salinity of irrigation water. Key words: Lycopersicon esculentum L., grafting, salinity stress, rootstock, scion.
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Claim · model-written summary
Indoor grafted tomatoes formed more fruit than self-rooted tomatoes at 6 mS/cm.
- Taxon
- tomato plants
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- grafted plantse0
- Outcome
- fruit in totale0
- Direction
- moree0
- Qualifier
- 6 mS/cme0
- Comparator
- self-rooted plantse0
- Setting
- indoorse0
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e0“grafted plants formed more fruit in total and had a higher total yield than self-rooted plants at the level of 6 mS/cm when grown indoors”
t0“tomato plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Indoor grafted tomatoes had higher total yield than self-rooted tomatoes at 6 mS/cm.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- grafted plantse0
- Outcome
- total yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Qualifier
- 6 mS/cme0
- Comparator
- self-rooted plantse0
- Setting
- indoorse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“grafted plants formed more fruit in total and had a higher total yield than self-rooted plants at the level of 6 mS/cm when grown indoors”
t0“tomato plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Indoor P2, P5 and P6 combinations had higher mean fruit weight.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- P2e0
- Outcome
- mean fruit weighte0
- Direction
- highere0
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Verbatim
e0“mean fruit weight was higher for P2, P5 and P6 combinations”
t0“tomato plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Outdoor P1 and P2 combinations were superior for total fruit number at 6 mS/cm.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- P1e0
- Outcome
- total number of fruite0
- Direction
- superiore0
- Qualifier
- 6 mS/cme0
- Comparator
- otherse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“scion × P1 and P2 combinations were superior to others at the level of 6 mS/cm, regarding total number of fruit and total yield”
t0“tomato plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Outdoor P1 and P2 combinations were superior for total yield at 6 mS/cm.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- P1e0
- Outcome
- total yielde0
- Direction
- superiore0
- Qualifier
- 6 mS/cme0
- Comparator
- otherse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“scion × P1 and P2 combinations were superior to others at the level of 6 mS/cm, regarding total number of fruit and total yield”
t0“tomato plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Outdoor P5 combination had higher mean fruit weight.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- P5e0
- Outcome
- mean fruit weighte0
- Direction
- highere0
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Verbatim
e0“mean fruit weight was higher for P5 combination”
t0“tomato plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting increased internode formation, particularly outdoors.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- grafting techniquee0
- Outcome
- internodese0
- Direction
- moree0
- Setting
- outdoor cultivatione0
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e0“implementing grafting technique on tomato plants results in the formation of more internodes and therefore flowers, especially, for outdoor cultivation”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafting increased flower formation, particularly outdoors.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- grafting techniquee0
- Outcome
- flowerse0
- Direction
- moree0
- Setting
- outdoor cultivatione0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“implementing grafting technique on tomato plants results in the formation of more internodes and therefore flowers, especially, for outdoor cultivation”
Claim · model-written summary
Indoor grafting significantly affected total fruit number.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- graftinge1
- Outcome
- total numbere0
- Setting
- indoor cultivatione0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“significant effects were observed on both total number and total weight of fruit for indoor cultivation”
t0“tomato plants”
e1“implementing grafting technique on tomato plants results in the formation of more internodes and therefore flowers, especially, for outdoor cultivation”
Claim · model-written summary
Indoor grafting significantly affected total fruit weight.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- graftinge1
- Outcome
- total weight of fruite0
- Setting
- indoor cultivatione0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“significant effects were observed on both total number and total weight of fruit for indoor cultivation”
t0“tomato plants”
e1“implementing grafting technique on tomato plants results in the formation of more internodes and therefore flowers, especially, for outdoor cultivation”
Claim · model-written summary
Rootstock–scion combination significantly affected tomato growth and yield.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- rootstock × scion combinatione0
- Outcome
- plant growth and yielde0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“rootstock × scion combination has a significant effect on plant growth and yield”
t0“tomato plants”
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