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Rooted resilience: harnessing rootstock diversity in cucurbit prosperity


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1 Department of Vegetable Science, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
2 ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tindivanam 604 002, India
3 Department of Cotton, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
4 Center for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Coimbatore 641 003, India

Cucurbits, vital for global economy, confront myriad stresses impacting yield and quality. Rootstocks offer vital stress tolerance, enhancing crop performance. The present review explores rootstock diversity in cucurbit cultivation, different grafting methods and various rootstock–scion combinations, assessing their roles in stress mitigation and quality improvement across cucurbits. Assessing diverse stressors like drought and diseases reveals rootstocks with genetic variability, providing viable solutions. Crucial for sustainable production, these rootstocks improve crop vigour, yield stability and fruit quality. Future research should delve into rootstock-mediated stress tolerance mechanisms to optimize agricultural benefits.

Keywords

Cucurbits, grafting, quality, rootstock diversity, stress.
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Yogajanma Sahoo
Department of Vegetable Science, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
C. Indu Rani
Department of Vegetable Science, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
R. Neelavathi
ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tindivanam 604 002, India
M. Kavitha
Department of Vegetable Science, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
A. Subramanian
Department of Cotton, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
M. Sudha
Center for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Coimbatore 641 003, India

Abstract


Cucurbits, vital for global economy, confront myriad stresses impacting yield and quality. Rootstocks offer vital stress tolerance, enhancing crop performance. The present review explores rootstock diversity in cucurbit cultivation, different grafting methods and various rootstock–scion combinations, assessing their roles in stress mitigation and quality improvement across cucurbits. Assessing diverse stressors like drought and diseases reveals rootstocks with genetic variability, providing viable solutions. Crucial for sustainable production, these rootstocks improve crop vigour, yield stability and fruit quality. Future research should delve into rootstock-mediated stress tolerance mechanisms to optimize agricultural benefits.

Keywords


Cucurbits, grafting, quality, rootstock diversity, stress.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv127%2Fi8%2F916-923