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Graft Compatibility-Iincompatibility in Fruit Crops:Mechanism and Determination Techniques


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1 College of Horticulture, University of Horticulture Science Campus, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
2 Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
3 Dr.Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem (A.P.), India
     

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Commercial fruit trees are usually formed by the combination of a ischolar_mainstock and a scion to broaden the adaptability of scion cultivars to soil and climatic conditions, facilitate agricultural management, and/or increase productivity. In general, closely related cultivars and species tend to be compatible, but taxonomically distant plants often manifest incompatibility. The physiological, metabolic and molecular mechanisms that cause incompatibility remain unclear and several hypotheses have been proposed to explain it, mostly based on herbaceous species. We sum up different reasons that may have an influence on graft success: inherent system of cellular incompatibility, formation of plasmodesmata, vascular tissue connections, and the presence of growth regulators and peroxidases. Understanding the spatial organization of the graft interface is important to the evaluation of new ischolar_mainstock genotypes and to the development of new grafting technologies. An early and accurate prediction of graft incompatibility has great importance because incompatible combinations could be avoided while compatible ones could be selected. The complexity of incompatibility and the mechanism behind the reactions have been investigated in several ways. More research is needed to fully understand the mechanism of graft incompatibility, particularly in woody plants. This knowledge is essential to develop molecular markers useful in ischolar_mainstock breeding programmes.

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Graft Compatibility/Incompatibility, Callus, Plasmodesmata, Electrophorosis, X-Ray Tomography, Phenol.
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Authors

H. K. Porika
College of Horticulture, University of Horticulture Science Campus, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
P. K. Nimbolkar
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
B. Rajashekar
College of Horticulture, University of Horticulture Science Campus, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
S. Firoz Hussain
Dr.Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem (A.P.), India

Abstract


Commercial fruit trees are usually formed by the combination of a ischolar_mainstock and a scion to broaden the adaptability of scion cultivars to soil and climatic conditions, facilitate agricultural management, and/or increase productivity. In general, closely related cultivars and species tend to be compatible, but taxonomically distant plants often manifest incompatibility. The physiological, metabolic and molecular mechanisms that cause incompatibility remain unclear and several hypotheses have been proposed to explain it, mostly based on herbaceous species. We sum up different reasons that may have an influence on graft success: inherent system of cellular incompatibility, formation of plasmodesmata, vascular tissue connections, and the presence of growth regulators and peroxidases. Understanding the spatial organization of the graft interface is important to the evaluation of new ischolar_mainstock genotypes and to the development of new grafting technologies. An early and accurate prediction of graft incompatibility has great importance because incompatible combinations could be avoided while compatible ones could be selected. The complexity of incompatibility and the mechanism behind the reactions have been investigated in several ways. More research is needed to fully understand the mechanism of graft incompatibility, particularly in woody plants. This knowledge is essential to develop molecular markers useful in ischolar_mainstock breeding programmes.

Keywords


Graft Compatibility/Incompatibility, Callus, Plasmodesmata, Electrophorosis, X-Ray Tomography, Phenol.

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