Viability of tomato grafted with solanum paniculatum l. and solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme in protected cultivation
International Journal of Development Research
Viability of tomato grafted with solanum paniculatum l. and solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme in protected cultivation
Received 03rd May, 2019; Received in revised form 17th June, 2019; Accepted 25th July, 2019; Published online 30th August, 2019
Copyright©2019, Márcio Lisboa dos Santos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the viability of tomato grafted with Solanum paniculatum L. and Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiform in protected cultivation. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the Agricultural Sciences Center of the Federal University of Alagoas, in the municipality of Rio Largo, AL. The statistical design was completely randomized, with three treatments (Santa Adélia tomato without grafting, grafting of Santa Adélia tomato with Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiform and grafting of Santa Adélia tomato with Solanum paniculatum L.) and ten replicates, each plot being represented by a bottled plant. The following variables were analyzed: plant height, shoot dry matter weight, compatibility index, leaf area index and plant productivity, to evaluate plant growth and development. The canopy tomatoes grafted on Solanum lycopersicum cerasiforme and Solanum paniculatum L. represent viable alternatives for the production of tomato cv. Santa Adélia. However, the plant grafted with Solanum paniculatum L. showed higher yield of commercial fruits (37,400.00 kilograms per hectare).
