Plant Grafting mechanism?

[stevepo]

I am currently doing an undergraduate research on the cellular/molecular mechanism the plants (scion and rootstock) undergo in the process of grafting. I would like to know there is an interchange of genes between these plants, is it a physiological matter, how come the dominant characteristic on the hybrid are the one belonging to the scion and the difference between a natural and an artificial (human assisted) graft.
ANY information will be appreciated since this topic has little information or little is known. Again, I would like more general data than specific experiments since I would like to know if there is like an universal law or mechanism through which ANY plant become hybridized, if it is the case...

 

[Tug]

I Know Nothing. Nothing!

Ghazanfar Ghori is experimenting with Micropropagation of Cryptocoryne and Lagenandra. You might want to check out http://kryptokoryne.aquaticscape.com/ for more information.

Good luck.

 

[Tom Barr]

Aquatic plants are herbaceous. So there's little work done there. Better to look at Pomology research. Fruit and nut trees. Far more $ and research goes into those than aquatic weeds.

Google scholar a fruit or nut tree(say apple, citrus etc) and your main query.
If you look at plant development, there are a number of good recent books, the Apical Meristem (either root or shoot) .....should give you a rather obvious answer.


Regards,
Tom Barr