Cold Temperature Tolerance of Apple Rootstock Trunk and Root Tissues
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
HortScience
Volume
46
Issue
11
Publisher
American Society for Horticultural Science
Publication Date
8-25-2011
First Page
1460
Last Page
1464
Abstract
Cold hardy apple rootstocks are an essential component for survival and productivity of trees in orchards planted in regions that can be subject to severe cold stress. The series of experiments described in this manuscript test the cold hardiness properties of several recently released rootstocks and compare it to well established controls. Apple rootstock G.935 appears to be the most cold hardy of the group tested, performing much better than the cold hardy control M.26. Apple rootstock G.41 seems to be just as cold hardy as M.26 depending on experiments and quality of the material.
Recommended Citation
Moran, R.E., Y. Sun, F. Geng, D. Zhang, and G. Fazio. 2011. Cold Temperature Tolerance of Apple Rootstock Trunk and Root Tissues. HortScience 46(11):1460-1464.