Rootstocks
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The Origins of Fruits and Fruit Growing - Purdue University
hort.purdue.eduthe technology of fruit growing include the use of dwarfing rootstocks, growth regulators, disease and pest control, long-term storage, protected cultivation, and biotechnology. Here we examine the Neolithic and Bronze Age origins of technologies essential to fruit growing. 5
Rootstock Selection - University of California, Davis
iv.ucdavis.edurootstocks used for this purpose are adapted to particular soil types, chemistry, and fertil-ity. They may also be used to overcome vine-yard problems such as drought, excess water, and salinity. It is important that growers select root-stocks that are: † resistant to present and potential soil pests
Unit Unit 3 Plant Propagation - NCERT
ncert.nic.in• Long cuttings are used to raise rootstocks for fruit trees. Each cutting must have at least 4–5 dormant vegetative buds. Leaves and thorns, if present, are completely removed. This checks transpiration loss. • A slanting cut is given at the base of the cuttings just below the node and a straight upper cut is given away from the top bud.