Graft incompatibility between pepper and tomato can be attributed to genetic incompatibility between diverged immune systems
H. R. Thomas, A. Gevorgyan, A. Hermanson, S. Yanders, L. Erndwein, M. Norman-Ariztia, E. E. Sparks, M. H. Frank
The paper identifies genetic incompatibility between tomato and pepper as the cause of graft rejection, characterized by hyperimmune responses and prolonged cell death.
bioRxiv · Mar 29, 2024 · PreprintPlant Biology