The grafting of vegetable crops aims to introduce resistance for Solanaceous and Cucurbits plants. It is a way of overcoming soil-born diseases or introducing abilities related to a certain soil-climatic condition (cold or drought resistance, wet endurance and improvement of nutrients absorption ability). In this paper, the state of art of vegetable crops grafting is presented foccusing on aspects concerning to plants compatibility and percentage of grafting taking. Special attention is paid to the description of grafting methods and its suitability to the different species of vegetable crops.
transplant; seedling; scion; rootstock; Solanaceous; Cucurbits