Brinjal (Solanum melongena) rootstocks improve photosynthetic rate, fruit yield and quality parameters in grafted tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

ANANT  BAHADUR; HARE  KRISHNA; RAJEEV  KUMAR; ANISH KUMAR  SINGH; SAPANA  YADAV; T K  BEHERA

doi:10.56093/ijas.v94i10.151449

Authors

ANANT BAHADUR ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 305, India
HARE KRISHNA ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 305, India
RAJEEV KUMAR ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 305, India
ANISH KUMAR SINGH ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 305, India
SAPANA YADAV ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 305, India
T K BEHERA ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 305, India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v94i10.151449

Keywords:

Brinjal rootstocks, Fruit quality, Fruit yield, Photosynthesis, Root architecture, Tomato grafting

Abstract

The experiment was conducted during winter (rabi) seasons of 2021–22 and 2022–23 at ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to study the improvement in yield and quality parameters in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) cultivar using brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) rootstock. Three improved cultivars of tomatoes i.e. Kashi Aman, Kashi Adarsh and Kashi Chayan were grafted over three brinjal rootstocks, IC-111056, IC- 354557, and Surya. Experimental findings revealed that brinjal rootstocks significantly affected photosynthetic traits, root architectures, fruit yields and quality traits of tomatoes. Maximum photosynthetic rate (23.8 µmol/m²/s) and stomatal conductance (492.74 mmol/m²/s) were recorded in Kashi Chayan grafted over Surya rootstock, whereas chlorophyll fluorescence yields (Fv/Fm) was significantly higher in Kashi Aman self-rooted plants (0.452–0.457). Grafting tomato onto brinjal rootstocks significantly enhanced most of the yield traits, such as fruit number, weight, size and yields. Surya + Kashi Chayan graft combination registered an enhancement in number of fruits and yields by 8.65% and 8.4%, respectively over self-rooted Kashi Chayan. Significantly higher root volumes were noticed in two graft combinations i.e. IC-354557 + Kashi Aman (28.53 cm²) and Surya + Kashi Chayan (27.98 cm²), while 63% and 44.5% higher root length density (RLD) were registered in graft combinations IC-354557 + Kashi Chayan and Surya + Kashi Chayan, respectively over self-rooted Kashi Chayan. Fruit quality such as lycopene and ascorbic acid contents were significantly affected in different rootstocks and scions, whereas fruit acidity was unaffected. From the present study it may be conclude that use of brinjal rootstock Surya significantly improved most of the physiological, yield, root architecture and fruit quality in Kashi Chayan tomato cultivars.

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