1999 NC-140 Fuji and Mclntosh Semidwarf Apple Rootstock Trials: An Update after Eight Growing Seasons

摘要

Rootstock selection is a critical aspect of modern orchard-management systems; and historically, there have been relatively few rootstock choices for growers interested in free-standing, central-leader systems. All have had relatively low precocity and relatively low yield efficiency. The NC-140 Multi-State Research Committee, which began more than 30 years ago with the goal of evaluating rootstocks over a wide variety of North American conditions, has evaluated a number of semidwarf rootstocks.