Abstract

GONZALEZ, Farah María et al. VEGETABLE GRAFTING: ALTERNATIVE FOR THE MANAGMENT OF SOIL PEST. Rev. Protección Veg. [online]. 2008, vol.23, n.2, pp. 69-74. ISSN 2224-4697.

Vegetables grown under greenhouses are very affected the root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne spp. This pest causes considerable yield losses in that kind of facilities. Several management alternatives have been successfully used in the world; among them grafting is a cultural practice that constitutes an important component of the IPM systems on sheltered cultivation of Solanaceae (tomato, pepper and eggplant) and Cucurbitaceae (melon, cucumber and watermelon). Using resistant rootstocks (hybrids, cultivated species and other wild species of the same gene resistant to Meloidogyne spp. (M. incognita, M. arenaria and M. javanica) have been successfully used in many countries. In Cuba, researchers from the "Liliana Dimitrova" Horticulture Research Institute evaluated the behaviour of commercial and national rootstocks (hybrids, varieties and other wild species) against Meloidogyne incognita race 2. Resistant rootstocks of tomato `LAO-7002', `LAO-7003'; of pepper `LINEM' and wild species Solanum torvum were identified. In this paper, an analysis of the existent information about this topic was carried out in order to study the possibility of employing this practice; researching its effectiveness on sheltered crops and training technicians working in these facilities.

Keywords : Meloidogyne; integrated pest management; grafting; resistant rootstocks; sheltered crops.

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