Use of rootstocks with good nutrient uptake efficiency can take some burden off the growers who are intensively managing HLB-affected citrus groves. The objective of a new study published in ...

Grafting is a crucial factor in enhancing citrus productivity. Current research focuses on selecting genetically uniform rootstocks, such as trifoliate orange for its disease resistance.

That is, a desirable, named citrus variety, such as Owari satsuma or Washington navel orange, is grafted onto a rootstock that is a completely different type of citrus. Trifoliate orange is often ...

Most citrus trees that come from the nursery are grafted. That means that they are made by splicing two different trees together: a rootstock and a scion (the portion of the tree that bears fruit).

The rootstock is not the citrus you want to grow. If a tree only sprouts from the base of the trunk, it should be removed and replaced. Grafting involves the joining together of two closely ...

THE importance of knowing the variety of the rootstock in a citrus orchard is more than academic. The tolerance of an orange tree to infectious diseases; the size, the number and quality of its ...

All commercially available citrus trees are grafted onto a hardy rootstock, either sour orange or flying dragon. Sometimes the graft will fail, and the top half of the tree will die but the ...

Most purchased citrus trees are grafted. So, what survived and is now regrowing is coming from the rootstock, not from the original, desirable, edible-fruit-producing top. That desirable top was ...

Ziyang xiangcheng (Citrus junos Sieb. ex Tanaka) (Cj), an alkalinity-tolerant citrus rootstock, prompts interest in understanding its resilience mechanisms. Research reveals that lateral root (LR ...