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May 16, 2013 8:02 PM CST
Name: Caroline Scott
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It is also a money maker for some of the agri businesses who developed the
root stocks. The plants,--- grafted tomatoe plants are running about $15.Canadian here.
It has been used by commercial tomatoe growers for decades in the southern states and Australia and New Zealand.

The marketeers also say it increases yields.

I can see it for warm climates where soil borne diseases are prevalent.
But it boggles my mind to understand why they graft a strong grower like Stupice???

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