Effect of rootstocks on growth, yield and fruit quality of cherry tomato
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It was found that the stem diameter of grafted plants varies significantly, especially during the days after transplanting (DAT) 15 DATs, 45 DATs and 60 DATs. The Long green eggplant (LGE) rootstock showed the greatest stem diameter at the early stage compared to the other rootstocks and self-grafted plants. No significant differences were observed among the treatments at 30, 45, and 60 DATs in plant height. Moreover, grafting tomato plants onto different rootstocks was significantly different at (P<0.01). The data indicates that: the LGE rootstock led to the highest number of fruits per plant (100.00) and the total yield per plant (1328.70g). However, the number of inflorescences per plant, number of flowers per plant and fruit weight will not be affected by grafting. According to the result, most parameters of fruit qualities showed non-significant differences (P>0.05). However, the TSS of LGE and Sida (SD) rootstocks had the highest percentage (9.82%) and (9.60%), indicating the sweeter or more flavorful fruit compared to other rootstocks. Based on this study, it could be concluded that eggplant cultivars showed higher tolerance to flooding, produced more yield, and also affected some valuable fruit qualities after grafted.
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