The rootstock genotype plays a crucial role in determining various aspects of scion development, including the scion three-dimensional structure, or tree architecture. Consequently, rootstock choice is a pivotal factor in the establishment of new alm...
Rootstocks are critical in selecting pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) cultivation and its impact on scion performance. Pistachio rootstocks exhibited distinct absorption capabilities, impacting leaf nutrient concentrations and tree health. The review dis...
The cropping potential of almond (Prunus amygdalus (L.) Batsch, syn P. dulcis (Mill.)) cultivars is determined by their adaptation to edaphoclimatic and environmental conditions. The effects of scion–rootstock interactions on vigor have a decisive im...
Photosynthesis is an essential plant biological process. The performance of photosynthesis in grafted plants is affected by either the scion or the rootstock. However, the effect of the scion, rootstock and their interaction in the scion–rootst...
Rootstock is widely used for the cultivation of citrus fruits because it brings resistance or tolerance to diseases or environmental constrains and modulates the fruit quality. Polyploidization is a widespread improvement strategy in citrus. The obje...
The fragile structure of a rootstock predisposes the stem to mechanical damage during grafting. Thus, it is necessary to take into account the rootstock’s rheological properties under mechanical compression when designing a clamping mechanism....
It is generally recognized that the root uptake capacity of grafted plants strongly depends on the rootstocks’ well-developed root system. However, we found that grafted plants showed different nitrate uptake capacities when different varieties...
Grafting of vegetable plants is done primarily to reduce the potential for damage caused by soil-borne diseases. Most of the watermelons (Citrullus) grown in the Mediterranean Basin, including in Israel, are grafted, mainly on interspecific hybrid pu...
Modern agricultural research, including fruit tree rootstock evaluations, began in England. In the mid-1800s, field plots were established at the Rothamsted Research Station to evaluate cultivars and fertilizer treatments for annual crops. By the ear...
Boron (B) is an essential element for an adequate development of citrus orchards. However, citrus trees are vulnerable to high B concentrations, generating morphological and physiological alterations incompatible with the proper production of citrus....
In viticulture, grafting is used to propagate Phylloxera-susceptible European grapevines, thereby using resistant American rootstocks. Although scion–rootstock reciprocal signaling is essential for the formation of a proper vascular union and for coo...
The cherry rootstock influences the performance of the scion cultivar. It has an effect on cherry fruit quality, tree growth, yield and yield efficiency and floral and foliar nutrition. In this work, the influence of Saint Lucie 64 and Maxma 60 roots...
Rootstock has a soft tissue that should be held carefully to avoid mechanical damage. Holding the rootstock stem is a significant factor in the grafting process, with direct consequences on the survival rate of grafting. To analyze the damage mechani...
Most tree fruits are commercially grown on different root systems, hence called composite plants. The section provides the root system as the rootstock, and the atop ground portion is called the scion. The combination is selected based on different t...
Grafting the wine grape variety Cabernet Sauvignon onto salinity-tolerant rootstocks can improve salinity tolerance and grape yields in regions with high salinity soils. In this experiment, the effects of different rootstocks and rootstock combinatio...
Food security is threatened by climate change and associated abiotic stresses that affect the flowering stage and the biochemistry of flowers and fruits. In tomato, managed insect pollination and grafting elite tomato varieties onto robust rootstocks...
Rootstocks play a crucial role in viticulture because of both their agronomic benefits and impact on grape and wine chemical composition. Their influence on vigor, yield, and phenolic maturity has been widely studied, but only recently have studies b...
The influence of three cultivars (‘Carmen’, ‘Kordia’ and ‘Regina’) grafted on six rootstocks (Mahaleb, ‘Colt’, ‘Oblacinska’, ‘M × M 14′, ‘Gisela 5′ and ‘G...
Grafting is a widely used technique in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) production. However, cost of grafted seedlings is generally high as a result of intensive labor inputs for propagation using traditional grafting methods such as the manual removal...
The effect of plant cultivar on the degree of mycorrhization and the benefits mediated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been documented in many crops. In apple, a wide variety of rootstocks are commercially available; however, it is not cle...
Rootstocks were bred and selected from several species in order to enhance the resistance against biotic or abiotic stresses. There are few studies on the effect of rootstocks on aroma and related gene expression. This study focused on the effects of...
Diversity and community structure of soil microorganisms are increasingly recognized as important contributors to sustainable agriculture and plant health. In viticulture, grapevine scion cultivars are grafted onto rootstocks to reduce the incidence...
The root microbiome is vital in plant development and health and is highly influenced by crop cultural practices. Rose (Rosa sp.) is the most popular cut flower worldwide. Grafting in rose production is a standard practice to increase yield, improve...
Stone fruits (Prunus spp.) occupy a pivotal position in global fruit production due to their significant nutritional profile and distinctive organoleptic characteristics. Contemporary orchard systems are undergoing transformation through innovative c...
We investigated the effects of three rootstocks (Beaumont, Daddow, and WJMAS-29) and two crown positions (north and south) on abaxial leaf stomatal density (SD) of a common macadamia scion ‘HAES741’. Manual counting and artificial intelli...
In tomato production, grafting enhances stress resistance, increases yield, and improves fruit quality. However, the selection of rootstock types limits its broader adoption. This study systematically evaluated the effects of grafting with 16 differe...
M4 is a relatively new rootstock that was selected for increased resilience of vineyards across hot regions where meteorological drought is often coupled to water scarcity. However, M4 has thus far been tested only against water-stress sensitive root...
Hoplocampa testudinea, the European Apple Sawfly, is an important pest in apple throughout Canada. Losses can be up to 80% in some areas. Adults of H. testudinea are active during the bloom period and larvae are contained with the developing fruitlet...
Boron (B) is an essential trace nutrient element for citrus, but excessive B levels are frequently encountered in citrus production, potentially resulting in citrus toxicity. To better understand the tolerance and physiological responses of citrus ro...
To explore the quality rootstocks which impart better quality fruits in mango varieties, we studied the interactive effect of the scion and rootstock using five mango varieties (Mallika, Amrapali, Dashehari, Pusa Arunima, and Pusa Surya) grafted on t...
Over the past few decades, numerous studies investigated the vigor and productivity of fruit species depending on the rootstock on which they were grafted, but the exact size-controlling mechanism itself has not been fully elucidated, nor were the ra...
This study investigates the impact of rootstock selection on the essential oil (EO) composition of clementine mandarin (Citrus clementina Hort. ex Tan.) var. SRA 63 cultivated in southern Greece. EOs were extracted from the peel and leaves of trees g...
Cucumbers grafted on rootstocks with different de-blooming capacity show varying levels of cold tolerance. The content of fruit bloom correlates with its silicon-metabolizing capacity, and rootstock grafting can alter not only the cold tolerance but...
Understanding the physiological basis underlying the water stress responses in grapevine is becoming increasingly topical owing to the challenges that climate change will impose to grapevine agriculture. Here we used cv. Pinot gris (clone H1), grafte...
Nowadays, citrus greening or Huanglongbing is considered the most destructive disease in the citrus industry worldwide. In the Americas and Asia, the disease is caused by the putative pathogen, ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ and transmitted by t...
Grapevine red blotch virus (GRBV), the causative agent of grapevine red blotch disease, is widespread across the United States and causes a delay in ripening events in grapes. This study evaluates the effects of GRBV on Cabernet Sauvignon grape berry...
Health, growth, fruit production, and fruit quality of citrus crops are severely affected by tree infection with Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) and subsequent development of the disease huanglongbing (HLB). The use of HLB-tolerant rootstock...
Wine quality depends on grape quality, which is affected by many factors such as edaphic, climatic and genetic, i.e., cultivar and rootstock. Rootstocks have been selected in worldwide viticulture to confer to vines some adaptation to several types o...
Citrus is vegetatively propagated by grafting for commercial production, and most rootstock cultivars of citrus have scarce root hairs, thus heavily relying on mutualistic symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) for mineral nutrient uptake....
The plant pomological characteristics and physiological behaviors of genotypes in modern apple cultivation could be different depending on the use of rootstock, changing growth ecology and application of biological control agents. The aim of this res...
Spring frost poses a major threat to grape-producing regions, severely reducing grape yield and quality. Grafting rootstocks is an effective strategy for enhancing scion resistance to spring frost and mitigating damage. In this study, the two wine gr...
Peach trees play an essential role as an economic crop in China. However, the increasing cost of labor has led to a decline in the benefits of peach cultivation. The use of dwarfing rootstock technology can increase planting density, reduce tree heig...
Rootstocks serve as a strategic tool for grapevine adaptation to specific biotic and abiotic conditions and for managing vine growth, grape yield, and berry composition in commercial vineyards. This study investigates the influences of four different...
Walnut is one of the world’s four largest nuts. Currently, the bottleneck in walnut breeding is the production of resistant variants. Soil salinization is a global problem, and the use of salt-tolerant rootstocks is a basic strategy to overcome...
The symptoms of huanglongbing (HLB), a disease caused by the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), are visible on the canopy of citrus plants. They include mottling of leaves followed by dropping and lopsided fruits with premature dropp...
Sustainability of fruit production is becoming a necessity in the time of climate changes and severe environmental issues, including decreasing water availability and biodiversity loss. To overcome these difficulties in sweet cherry production, we ai...
Due to its high content of bioactive compounds, the lemon is considered one of the most relevant species around the world. Its great economic importance is motivated, in addition to its fresh consumption, by its applications in the medical, pharmaceu...
Grafting is a valuable tool for managing problems of tomato soil-borne pathogens and pests, but often generates unpredictable effects on crop yield and product quality. To observe these rootstocks-induced changes, experimental designs including many...
The importance of rootstock in citrus production lies in its crucial role in determining tree growth, environmental stress tolerance, and fruit quality. Citrus junos Siebold ex Tanaka cv. Shuzhen No. 1, a recently developed rootstock, demonstrates ex...
Great interest in viticulture in temperate climates results from the introduction of new interspecies hybrids of grapevines which are quite popular due to their high resistance to fungal diseases and lower temperature. However, the impact of rootstoc...
of 22