Graft incompatibility between pepper and tomato can be attributed to genetic incompatibility between diverged immune systems
Hannah Rae Thomas, Alice Gevorgyan, Alexandra Hermanson, Samantha Yanders, Lindsay Erndwein, Matthew Norman-Ariztía, Erin E. Sparks, Margaret 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.
Horticulture Research · Sep 11, 2024Peer-reviewedPlant Biology