In the past the use of rootstocks represented an important step in the fight against soil-borne diseases. But rootstocks offer many more possibilities: Improved vigour, setting, flower and fruit quality.

Rootstocks: an extra instrument to achieve production goals

In the past the use of rootstocks represented an important step in the fight against soil-borne diseases. But rootstocks offer many more possibilities: Improved
A group of experts have now compiled all the available knowledge in this area in a book called “Vegetable grafting: principles and recent practices”.

Book about grafting fruiting vegetables

Levels of production of crops such as tomato and aubergine have increased in recent years with the use of rootstocks. In a number of