Control of Verticillium Wilt of Tomato and Cucurbits Through Grafting of Commercial Varieties on Resistant Rootstocks

Advances in the Biology and Management of Monosporascus Vine Decline and Wilt of Melons and Other Cucurbits

“…In tomatoes, for example, a large collection of tomato rootstocks varying in specific traits is available. These stocks contain different genes for resistance to fungal pathogens, viruses, and nematodes; thus, intraspecific grafting is very common (Friedmann et al 1988;Augustin et al 2002;Paplomatas et al 2002). Intraspecific grafting is often more desirable because there are fewer compatibility issues between the rootstock and scion, and typically there are fewer fruit quality issues.…”

DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR MANAGEMENT OF SOILBORNE PATHOGENS CURRENTLY CONTROLLED WITH METHYL BROMIDE

“…For example, grafting is used in Israel to manage sudden wilt of melon 342 MARTIN caused by Monosporascus cannonballus (19,22) or Fusarium wilt (18) and in Greece to manage root and stem rot of cucumber (67). Interestingly, Paplomatas et al (66) tested root stock-scion combinations for tolerance to V. dahliae and found several tomato cultivar combinations, as well as cucurbit cultivar combinations, that exhibited resistance in the greenhouse. A limiting factor preventing more widespread application of this approach is the added plant cost associated with plant grafting; however, robotic techniques for grafting may reduce this problem.…”

Control of Verticillium wilt of olive by resistant rootstocks

“…Resistant rootstocks are widely used in several horticultural and woody crops mainly to control soil-borne fungal, bacterial and viral pathogens, nematodes, insects and abiotic stresses such as salinity and calcareous soils. A variable effectiveness of grafting against Verticillium wilt has been observed in cucumber, eggplant, melon, tomato and watermelon (Alabouvette et al 1974;Tsror and Nachmias 1995;Ioannou 2001;Paplomatas et al 2002;Bletsos et al 2003;Bletsos 2005;King et al 2008). In olive, Tjamos (1993) and Porras-Soriano et al (2003) have dealt with experiments demonstrating the control of Verticillium wilt by using susceptible cultivars grafted onto resistant rootstocks.…”