Effect of Rootstock on Fruit Production and Quality
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Fruit Production Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 34
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sweet orange; citrus; rootstock; agronomic performance; fruit production; fruit quality
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: horticulture; citrus physiology; nursery propagation; seed physiology; scion-rootstock field performance; fruit maturation and quality; postharvest handling and storage
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rootstock plays a critical role in modulating various physiological and agronomic traits of fruit trees, including vegetative growth, fruit yield and quality, canopy vigor and architecture, and resistance or tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress factors, enhancing resistance to pests, diseases, and environmental factors like drought, salinity, or temperature extremes.
Rootstocks can directly affect nutrient uptake and water regulation, which influence the vigor, size, and health of the tree, as well as its fruit-bearing potential. Understanding the complex mechanisms of scion–rootstock interactions is essential for improving agricultural practices and ensuring sustainable fruit production. Consequently, the appropriate selection of rootstock is essential to enable the scion cultivar to express its full productive potential.
This Special Issue aims to explore the rootstock–scion interaction and its impact on the agronomic performance of the scion, with an emphasis on plant growth, fruit yield and quality, adaptability under field conditions, pest and disease resistance, and postharvest longevity. We invite researchers to submit original studies and comprehensive reviews that address these key aspects of scion–rootstock interactions, encompassing both physiological and agronomic perspectives.
Dr. Maria Aparecida Da Cruz Bejatto
Dr. Deived Uilian de Carvalho
Dr. Rui Pereira Leite Junior
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- scion–rootstock combination
- rootstock–scion interaction
- fruit quality
- fruit yield
- graft compatibility
- nutrient uptake
- plant vigor
- biotic and abiotic stress
- pest and disease resistance
- postharvest quality
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