Apple dwarfing rootstocks cause earlier shoot termination and reduced root and shoot mass. To identify physiological factors responsible for rootstock-induced growth restriction, we compared ...

In October 2022, Horticulture Research published a perspective titled "X-ray imaging of 30 year old wine grape wood reveals cumulative impacts of rootstocks on scion secondary growth and Ravaz index." ...

Less is written about the importance of choosing a suitable rootstock. Almost all vines are grafted onto American rootstocks, and it is these that are in close contact with the soil. One must ...

Nursery technician Elizabeth Coss inspects one of five new pest-resistant grape rootstocks at Foundation Plant Services. Five new pest-resistant grape rootstocks recently released by UC Davis are ...

Rootstock influences the winter hardiness and stability of the tree, determines the tree size and fruit-bearing capabilities, and some rootstocks offer disease-resistant characteristics.

Scientists at UC Davis have identified new root traits that help grapevines resist drought. The findings, published in the journal Annals of Botany, could speed up the development of grape rootstocks ...

Multiple rootstocks or multi-root system is the growing of plants with two or more rootstocks as shown in the accompanying picture. Fruit-exporting counties – Taiwan, Thailand and Australia ...

Steve Matthiasson often consults with fellow Napa Valley winemakers and vineyard owners, putting their heads together each year to troubleshoot environmental problems that occur. But now, as ...

Training systems are what farmers use to plan their orchards, while rootstocks are the rooted bottom of the tree. “Growing apples is more complex. There are a lot more facts needed to ...

The reason is that Vitis vinifera roots are susceptible to the devastating, root-sapping aphid phylloxera, but those vines can be grafted onto rootstocks that are phylloxera-resistant. (Some vinifera ...

The Department of Horticulture has destroyed nearly one lakh apple plants and rootstocks brought into the state illegally, mainly from Kashmir. Most of the illegal planting material has been ...