Vegetable grafting : eggplants and tomatoes

Abstract

Vegetable grafting is a centuries-old technique that originated in Asia to improve plant production, reduce disease susceptibility, and increase plant vigor. This fact sheet provides brief descriptions of how to prepare plant material for grafting, some general considerations for grafting, the most common techniques used to graft eggplant and tomato, healing grafted plants, and transplanting and maintaining grafted plants in the field.