ROOTSTOCK

The rootstock can be a wild species tolerant or resistant to a known bio-aggressor, such as Solanum torvum, rootstock for eggplant; a closely related cultivated species, such as Lagenaria siceraria, rootstock for watermelon; interspecific hybrids between two domesticated species, such as Cucurbita maxima x C. moschata, melon rootstock; or interspecific hybrids between the cultivated species and a wild species, such as the tomato Solanum lycopersicum x Solanum habrochaites.

Vegetable grafting, which is only practised for fruit vegetables, began with the first large-scale greenhouse vegetable production around 1960. To compensate for soil fatigue and the development of bio-aggressors induced by repeated cropping, rootstocks provide:
- better resistance to parasites (nematodes) and soil-borne diseases (fusariosis, verticillium wilt, etc.)
- improved vegetative vigour
- optimized yield

Here you'll find all our rootstock varieties to help your crops perform and control disease.