Grafting, the union of rootstock and scion to form a single organism with vascular connections, is a critical technique for agriculture, especially in woody perennials like grapevines. Despite the ...

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 ...

A healthy plant needs a healthy root system, and in some cases, it's better if that root system is from a different plant. These are called rootstocks, and today we go below the surface and find out ...

As climate pressures reshape global viticulture, Banfi is investing in rootstock research and clonal diversity to future-proof Sangiovese—without compromising its identity. Climate change is ...

THE presence of many viruses latent in apple varieties and rootstocks has been shown by the use of indicator plants such as Virginia Crab, Spy 227, and Malus platycarpa. Three of these viruses which ...