RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Tomato Graft Union Failure Is Associated with Alterations in Tissue Development and the Onset of Cell Wall Defense Responses A1 Frey Domínguez, Carlos A1 Álvarez Nogal, Rafael A1 Encina García, Antonio Esteban A1 Acebes Arranz, José Luis A2 Fisiologia Vegetal K1 Biología K1 Callose K1 Grafting K1 Lignin K1 Starch K1 Suberin K1 Sugars K1 2417.16 Histología Vegetal K1 2407.03 Morfología Celular K1 2417.19 Fisiología Vegetal AB [EN] Grafting is a technique applied to a considerable number of crops, with tomato standing out. However, this technique is limited by the obtaining of unfunctional grafts, which decrease the success rate and therefore the benefits achieved. The aim of this work was to analyze the failure in intraspecific grafting of tomato plants, focusing on tissue development, cell wall defense reactions, and the distribution of starch and soluble sugars at the graft junction. The success rate in autografts was higher than that of homografts and heterografts. Unfunctional homografts and heterografts showed similar responses: absence of vascular reconnections and lack of adhesion between scion and rootstock, even though callus cell clusters and differentiation of new vasculature were produced. The scions of unfunctional grafts accumulated more starch and soluble sugars than the rootstocks, showing a strong asymmetry in the response. In addition, three types of deposits were observed in the cell walls of unfunctional grafts: lignin, suberin, and callose, with the combined accumulation of more than one of them being frequent, particularly lignin and suberin. These deposits apparently prevent adhesion and seem to be a major cause of graft failure PB MDPI LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/20035 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/20035 NO Frey, C., Álvarez, R., Encina, A., & Acebes, J. L. (2021). Tomato graft union failure is associated with alterations in tissue development and the onset of cell wall defense responses. Agronomy, 11(6) Article e1197. https://doi.org/10.3390/AGRONOMY11061197 NO This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Cell Wall Research of Crop Plants DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León RD Jul 7, 2024