Rootstocks serve as the subterranean partner in grafted trees, shaping scion vigour, architecture and physiological status through genetic, hormonal and hydraulic interactions. By selecting rootstocks ...

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When selecting a dwarf fruit tree, the root of the matter lies in the matter of the roots. Sure, the top part of the tree above the graft is important, too. That’s what determines the looks and the ...

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As you bite into a peach, remember farmers are harvesting the fruit this month and next in Florida. Those growers and University of Florida scientists are always concerned about flooding because it ...

Getting more Aussie avocados on your toast could soon get easier thanks to a world-first Queensland innovation that can use a single millimetre of tree cutting from one tree to make 500 new ones.

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. I have a problem with my navel orange tree. It is producing two types ...

Florida citrus researchers are preparing to launch a large-scale test of new disease-tolerant orange tree rootstock in what one likened to a leap of faith to save the $9 billion state industry from a ...

HOOD RIVER, Ore. — The U.S. pear industry wants to transition to high-density orchards and is looking for dwarfing rootstock that results in trees that are easy to manage, produce early and can handle ...

Flipping through the colorful fruit pages in the plant catalog offers a pleasant treat to our eyes, and one can’t resist the temptation to select fruit trees such as apples based on color, size, and ...