Effect of Root stock on the Quality Characteristics of Tomato cv. Sida

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The effects of four different rootstocks on thequality characteristics of ‘Sida’ tomato 25 days old‘Sida’ to ma to grafted on four rootstocks, Solanumtorvum Swatz, Solanumindicum Linn, Colanumstramonifolium Jacq and Solanumxanthocar pum are presented in this study.. The experiment was carried out from June to November, 2009 at the experimental fi eld, Division of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Technology, Mahasarakham University. The results showed that SolanumtorvumSwatzwas a potential rootstock for producing ‘Sida’ tomato,due to this rootstock increasing the total non-structural carbohydrate (TNC)of tomato leaf, fruit biomass, fi rmness and fl esh thickness. In addition, fruit color of the tomato in terms of L* and b* was also improved by usingSolanumtorvum as rootstock.