News about Rootstocks

Waimea Nurseries (New Zealand) introduces dwarfing rootstock selections

Rootstocks

27 Sep 2024

Gisela® 12 and 6 are currently being grown indoors in tissue culture at the Waimea Nurseries laboratory and are being tested in orchards in Central Otago, including Clyde Orchards and Suncrest Orchard in Cromwell.

The importance of wood age, rootstock, and cultivar in sweet cherry cultivation

Tech management

20 Sep 2024

A recent study conducted Ukraine focused on the influence that wood age has on key sweet cherry productivity parameters. The results showed that wood age is one of the main factors determining productivity: three-year-old wood sections showed the highest flower density.

The influence of the root system at the time of planting on the success of the cherry orchard

Rootstocks

09 Sep 2024

In Chile, the post-transplant survival, canopy growth and productivity of two cultivars were evaluated: Lapins on Colt and Regina on Gisela 12. The cultivars were grown with root volumes of 100%, 50% and 25% and with bare-root or bagged nursery plants.

Performance of the Super Slender Axe (SSA) training system on Gisela 6 and MaxMa14 rootstocks

Planting systems

04 Sep 2024

The objective of a Turkish research was to compare the performance of the cultivar ‘0900 Ziraat’ on two different rootstocks in terms of phenological characteristics, fruit quality, yield, harvest and pruning times, modelled with the SSA training system.

Salt stress can be alleviated through the application of salicylic acid

Tech management

26 Aug 2024

The investigation conducted at Shanghai Jiao Tong University evaluated the efficacy of salicylic acid in mitigating the damaging effects of salt stress on cherry rootstocks and studied the molecular mechanisms behind the applications of this phytohormone.

New varieties and rootstocks: results of the CTIFL trial

Varieties

12 Aug 2024

Amandine Boubennec, Product Line Manager at CTIFL, presented the performance of some red and bicolor cherry varieties during the 2024 season. Regarding red cherries, Sweet Aryana, a self-fertile variety, performed well with few cracks.

Eradicating Agrobacterium starts from the roots

Crop protection

23 Jul 2024

Researchers from the academies of agricultural and forestry sciences in Beijing (China) used the cherry cultivar ‘Haiying 1’, which is extremely resistant to crown gall, and ‘Gisela 6’, a cherry cultivar susceptible to crown gall, for grafting.

The influence of cultivar and rootstock on the bioactive compound content in sweet cherry

Quality

16 Jul 2024

The study investigates the effect of these combinations on the total phenol and anthocyanin content, the content of individual phenolic compounds and the antioxidant activity of the fruit. The methods used are spectrophotometry and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

CS Laimburg: the new cherry orchards will be 2D systems and mechanised

Events

24 Jun 2024

On Thursday, 20 June, a training meeting was held for farmers and technicians during which experts from CS Laimburg presented the results of the latest ongoing trials focusing on planting systems and techniques for managing cerasites.

The selection of appropriate rootstock and training system towards sustainable production of stone fruits

Rootstocks

13 Jun 2024

The association of intensive orchards with bidimensional canopies and good accessibility to canopy by labour and machines is essential to reduce the cost of production. In cherry the increase of harvest rate increased by 72% when UFO was compared with the traditional open center.