ovoshchiОвощи РоссииVegetable crops of Russia2072-91462618-7132Федеральный научный центр овощеводства10.18619/2072-9146-2024-2-12-20ovoshchi-2361Research ArticleСЕЛЕКЦИЯ, СЕМЕНОВОДСТВО И БИОТЕХНОЛОГИЯ РАСТЕНИЙBREEDING, SEED PRODUCTION AND PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGYВлияние прививки на вегетативно-репродуктивные признаки томатаThe effect of grafting on vegetative and reproductive traits of tomatohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7055-9932РажаметовШ. Н.RajametovSh. N.

Шерзод Нигматуллаевич Ражаметов, кандидат с.-х. наук, исследователь

Отдел овощных культур

55365; Вонжу

Sherzod N. Rajametov, PhD (Agriculture), Post Doctoral Researcher

55365; Wanju

sherzod_2004@list.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0178-6765ЖеонгХёо БонгJeongHyo-Bong

Хёо Бонг Жеонг, старший научный сотрудник

Отдел овощных культур

55365; Вонжу

Hyo-Bong Jeong, Researcher

55365; Wanju

bong9846@korea.krЯнгЫн ЁонгYangEun-Young

Ын Ёонг Янг, кандидат с.-х. наук, руководитель проекта

Отдел овощных культур

55365; Вонжу

Eun-Young Yang, PhD (Agriculture), Project Manager

55365; Wanju

yangyang2@korea.krhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8321-4826ЧоМёнг ЧеолChoMyeong-Cheoul

Мёнг Чеол Чо, кандидат с.-х. наук, заведующий лабораторией

Отдел овощных культур

55365; Вонжу

Myeong-Cheoul Cho, PhD (Agriculture), Head of Laboratory

55365; Wanju

chomc@korea.krНациональный научный институт плодоовощеводства и лекарственных растений, Администрация развития сельского хозяйстваЮжная КореяNational Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Rural Development AdministrationKorea, Republic of202425032024021220Copyright © Ражаметов Ш.Н., Жеонг Х.Б., Янг Ы.Ё., Чо М.Ч., 20242024Ражаметов Ш.Н., Жеонг Х.Б., Янг Ы.Ё., Чо М.Ч.Rajametov S.N., Jeong H., Yang E., Cho M.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.vegetables.su/jour/article/view/2361   Актуальность

   Актуальность. Томат (Solanum lycopersicum L.) является одной из важнейших овощных культур в мире. С каждым годом увеличивается количество выявленных вирусов и болезней, заражение которыми приводит к значительным потерям урожая и существенно ухудшает качество сельскохозяйственной продукции, особенно томатов.

   Материал и методы

   Материал и методы. В настоящем исследовании сравнили рост вегетативных и репродуктивных параметров растений томата ‘Dokia’, ‘TY Red 250’ и ‘Pilabi’, заокулированные к подвою ‘Spider‘, устойчивому к бактериальному увяданию (вызванному Ralstonia solanacearum) и фузариозному увяданию (Fusarium oxysporum) (Takii seed, Япония). Непривитые (контроль – СТ) и привитые растения томата (GR) 4 марта 2021 года были пересажены в четырехсезонную (виниловую) теплицу на перлитовый субстрат (смесь перлитов № 1 и № 3) и культивировали до 20 сентября.

   Результаты

   Результаты. Результаты показали, что реакция сортов томата на сочетание прививки была разной, при этом агрономические особенности можно ранжировать в зависимости от особенностей каждого сорта. Выявлено уменьшение значений диаметра стебля (SD), длины и ширины листа (LW), массы плодов (FFW), диаметра плода (FD), толщины околоплодника плода (FPT) и твердости плода (FH) с возрастом растений и повышением температуры окружающей среды. Однако содержание растворимого сухого вещества в плодах среди всех сортов, независимо от варианта, было немного увеличено. Показатель продуктивности плодов с одной кисти (FYT) после 10-й кисти значительно снизился среди всех сортов независимо от вариантов при повышении дневной температуры с июля по август. У привитого томата ‘TY Red 250’ выявлена самая высокая продуктивность (FYP) с растения, чем у растений в CT, тогда как у остальных сортов томата не обнаружено подобных различий между растениями в CT и GR.

   Relevance

   Relevance. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the most important vegetables in the world. Every year the number of identified viruses and diseases increases, infection with which causes significant crop losses and significantly worsens the quality of agricultural products, especially in tomatoes.

   Material and methods

   Material and methods. In the present study we compared the growth of the vegetative and reproductive traits of tomato plants ‘Dokia’, ‘TY Red 250’ and ‘Pilabi’ grated onto bacterial wilt (caused by Ralstonia solanacearum) and Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum) diseases tolerant rootstock “Spider” (Takii seed, Japan). The non-grafted (control - CT) and grafted tomato plants (GR) were transplanted on 4 March of 2021 to the four season (vinyl) greenhouse on substrate perlite (mixture of perlite no. 1 and no. 3) and cultivated until September 20.

   Results

   Results. The results showed that responses of the tomato cultivars to grafting combination was different, where agronomical traits depends on the each cultivar’s features can be ranged. The reduction of the values of stem diameter (SD), leaf length and width (LW), fresh fruit weight (FFW), fruit diameter (FD), fruit pericarp thickness (FPT) and fruit hardness (FH) with aging of plants and rising ambient temperature was detected. However, fruit soluble solids among all cultivars regardless of treatments were slightly increased. The index of fruit yield per truss (FYT) significantly decreased among all cultivars after 10th truss regardless of the treatments when the daily temperature increased from July to August. In grafted tomato ‘TY Red 250’ were identified the highest fruit yield per plants (FYP) than in CT plants, whereas in other tomatoes did not found similar differences between CT and GR plants.

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