INFLUENCE OF ROOTSTOCKS AND SCIONS ON HORTICULTURAL TRAITS AND QUALITY OF TOMATO UNDER PROTECTED CONDITIONS

PARDEEP KUMAR¹*, PARVEEN SHARMA², BINNY VATS^3
1Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176062 India
²Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176062 India
³Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176062 India
* Corresponding Author : pardeepsangla@gmail.com

Received : 19-01-2018     Accepted : 28-01-2018     Published : 30-01-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 2       Pages : 5085 - 5087
Int J Agr Sci 10.2 (2018):5085-5087

Keywords : Tomato, Grafting, Rootstock, Scion, Bacterial wilt, Protected Cultivation.
Academic Editor : Sagar Anand Pandey
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176062
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

A study was undertaken to identify best rootstock and scion for tomato growth, development and yield under protected conditions at CSKHPKV, palampur. The experiment consisted of eight rootstocks viz. Pumpkin Jalag, 2123 A-1 (Tomato), Hawaii 7998 (Tomato), Palam Pink (Tomato), Hawaii 7996 (Tomato), Palam Pride (Tomato), Arka Nidhi (Brinjal) and Arka Keshav (Brinjal) and three tomato varieties as scions viz. Rakshita, Naveen 2000+ and GS-600.Results obtained indicated that treatment T-2(2123 A-1 + Rakshita) resulted in highest fruit yield per plant, longest harvest duration, highest TSS, maximum plant height and maximum number of fruits per plant. Treatment T-7 (Palam Pride + Naveen 2000+) took minimum days to first harvest whereas, treatment T-9 (Arka Keshav + Naveen 2000+) and T-8 (Arka Nidhi + Rakshita) recorded highest ascorbic acid and highest lycopene contents, respectively. Suitable rootstocks identified for tomato are 2123 A-1, Arka Nidhi, Arka Keshav, Palam Pride. These results showed that grafting could be an advantageous alternative in tomato production under protected conditions.

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