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Title	Grafting for Disease Resistance in Heirloom Tomatoes
Description	Learn about grafting techniques that growers can use to unite the disease resistance and enhanced vigor of hybrid tomato cultivars with the high fruit quality of heirloom varieties. The authors describe the benefits of grafting and provide a step-by-step guide to grafting tomato transplants, healing and acclimating them to growing conditions, and planting them in the field.
Primary Author	Frank Louws
Other Authors	Cary Rivard
Publisher	North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
Copyright	Contact the Communication Services department head: commhead@ces.ncsu.edu
Department	Plant Pathology
	Communication Services
Category	(Multiple Parents): Pest Management of Herbs and Specialty Crops: Disease Management
	(Multiple Parents): Organic Crop Production
	Agriculture and Food: Specialty Crops
	(Multiple Parents): Vegetable Production
	(Multiple Parents): Vegetable Production: Cultural Information
	(Multiple Parents): Pest Management in Vegetables: General Resources
	(Multiple Parents): Pest Management in Vegetables: Disease Management
	Lawn and Garden: Vegetables and Herbs: Cultural Information: Vegetables
Keyword	disease control
	grafting (plants)
	tomatoes
Other Keywords	heirloom tomatoes, soilborne diseases, organic, tube grafting
English Physical or Print Media 1	http://www4.ncsu.edu/~clrivard/Links.html
Publication Number	AG-675
Number of Pages	8
Price	1.60
NC Resident Availability	Free
Type	New in 2006
	Reprinted in 2008

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