The importance of the production of grafted tomato seedlings

Abstract

Grafting tomatoes is considered one of the most important innovations over the last few years. Modernization of plants variety and parent stock is essential,because it brings us closer to the market needs and sustainable agriculture.The aim of the realized experience was to evaluate phenological phases of tomato plants, the productivity and the quality of the fruit under the grafting method (Beril F1, Abelus F1, Lilos F1 and Maxifort F1 rootstocks, Big Power F1). In this experience were assessed the following characteristics of the phytometric indices: the number of leaves, the diameter of the stem, the height of the plant up to the first bunch, in terms of fruit productivity and quality, or the harvest kg / plant, harvest m2/kg, standard fruit per plot, nonstandard fruit rate(%),cracked fruit rate (%).