INTERGRAFTING TOOL AND METHOD OF GENERATING AN INTERGRAFT USING THE SAME

Fuente: WIPO "tomato"
The invention relates an intergrafting tool (1) for supporting a plant during an intergrafting process and to a method of generating a shoot of a plant using the same. The intergrafting tool (1) comprising a body (12) extending in a first direction (X); a retaining portion (14) projecting frontally from the body (12) and including at least two opposing retaining elements (15a, 15b) formed by two parallel bars extending in the first direction (X), and positioned next to each other in a second direction (Y) substantially perpendicular to the first direction (X), the at least two opposing retaining elements (15a, 15b) being configured to at least partially surrounding a stem of the plant and apply a gripping force thereto to secure the plant to the body (12); and an intergraft seat (16), located at a central region of the retaining portion (14) and providing frontal and lateral access to an interior of the retaining portion (14), thereby exposing a stem segment when the plant is secured to the body (12). The invention further relates to a method of generating an intergraft using the intergrafting tool and to an intergrafting tool array comprising said intergrafting tool.