Healing Chamber for Grafted Vegetable Seedlings in Florida

Grafting is a horticultural technology that combines two plants, the scion and the rootsock, to create a plant with desirable features from both parts. In the United States, the use of vegetable grafting in field production remains limited, although 70% of the total hydroponic greenhouse tomato are...

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Main Authors: Monica Ozores-Hampton, Aline Coelho Frasca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2014-02-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131404
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Summary:Grafting is a horticultural technology that combines two plants, the scion and the rootsock, to create a plant with desirable features from both parts. In the United States, the use of vegetable grafting in field production remains limited, although 70% of the total hydroponic greenhouse tomato area uses grafted seedlings. Large, commercial grafting operations use controlled-environment growth chambers, but the high cost limits their use in most small-scale grafting operations. Healing chambers are an alternative solution that provides proper healing at a lower cost for growers and researchers. This 5-page fact sheet was written by Monica Ozores-Hampton and Aline Coelho Frasca, and published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, October 2013. HS1232/HS1232: Healing Chamber for Grafted Vegetable Seedlings in Florida (ufl.edu)
ISSN:2576-0009