In horticulturalindustry,thefocushastraditionallybeenonyield.However,inrecentyearsconsumers interest inthequalityofvegetableproductshasincreasedworldwide.Vegetablequalityisabroadterm and includesphysicalproperties(1),flavor(2),andhealth-relatedcompounds(3).Graftingvegetable plants ontoresistantrootstocksisaneffectivetoolthatmayenablethesusceptiblesciontocontrolsoil- borne diseases,environmentalstressesandincreaseyield.However,inthesecases,thecharacteristics of thethreeareasmightbeaffectedbygraftingasaresultofthetranslocationofmetabolitesassociated with fruitqualitytothescionthroughthexylemand/ormodificationofthephysiologicalprocessesof the scion.Possiblequalitycharacteristicsshowingtheseeffectscouldbefruitappearance(size,shape, color, andabsenceofdefectsanddecay),firmness,texture,flavor(sugar,acids,andaromavolatiles)and health-related compounds(desiredcompoundssuchasminerals,vitamins,andcarotenoidsaswellas undesired compoundssuchasheavymetals,pesticidesandnitrates).Therearemanyconflictingreports on changesinfruitqualityduetograftingandwhethergraftingeffectsareadvantageousordeleterious. The differencesinreportedresultsmaybeattributableinparttodifferentproductionmethodsandenvi- ronments, typeofrootstock/scioncombinationsused,andharvestdate.Thisreportgivesanoverviewof the recentliteratureontheeffectsofgraftingonfruitvegetable(SolanaceaeandCucurbitaceae)qual- ity includingphysicalproperties,flavorandhealth-relatedcompoundsoftheproduct.Thereviewwill conclude byidentifyingseveralprospectsforfutureresearchesaimingtoimprovetheproductqualityof grafted vegetables.
Impact of grafting on product quality of fruit vegetables / Rouphael, Youssef; Dietmar, Schwarz; Angelika, Krumbein; Giuseppe, Colla. - In: SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE. - ISSN 0304-4238. - 127:(2010), pp. 172-179. [10.1016/j.scienta.2010.09.001]
Impact of grafting on product quality of fruit vegetables
ROUPHAEL, YOUSSEF;
2010
Abstract
In horticulturalindustry,thefocushastraditionallybeenonyield.However,inrecentyearsconsumers interest inthequalityofvegetableproductshasincreasedworldwide.Vegetablequalityisabroadterm and includesphysicalproperties(1),flavor(2),andhealth-relatedcompounds(3).Graftingvegetable plants ontoresistantrootstocksisaneffectivetoolthatmayenablethesusceptiblesciontocontrolsoil- borne diseases,environmentalstressesandincreaseyield.However,inthesecases,thecharacteristics of thethreeareasmightbeaffectedbygraftingasaresultofthetranslocationofmetabolitesassociated with fruitqualitytothescionthroughthexylemand/ormodificationofthephysiologicalprocessesof the scion.Possiblequalitycharacteristicsshowingtheseeffectscouldbefruitappearance(size,shape, color, andabsenceofdefectsanddecay),firmness,texture,flavor(sugar,acids,andaromavolatiles)and health-related compounds(desiredcompoundssuchasminerals,vitamins,andcarotenoidsaswellas undesired compoundssuchasheavymetals,pesticidesandnitrates).Therearemanyconflictingreports on changesinfruitqualityduetograftingandwhethergraftingeffectsareadvantageousordeleterious. The differencesinreportedresultsmaybeattributableinparttodifferentproductionmethodsandenvi- ronments, typeofrootstock/scioncombinationsused,andharvestdate.Thisreportgivesanoverviewof the recentliteratureontheeffectsofgraftingonfruitvegetable(SolanaceaeandCucurbitaceae)qual- ity includingphysicalproperties,flavorandhealth-relatedcompoundsoftheproduct.Thereviewwill conclude byidentifyingseveralprospectsforfutureresearchesaimingtoimprovetheproductqualityof grafted vegetables.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
