Rootstock effect on horticultural performance and fruit quality is not uniform across five commercial apple cultivars in western New York.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The interactive effect of different apple scions with commonly used rootstocks could result in growers selecting an inferior option for tree survival, yield, and fruit quality.

Methods

The long-term tree performance and fruit quality interactions of 19 rootstocks (including Budagovsky, Geneva, and Malling series) and 5 apple cultivars ('Empire', 'Gala', 'Honeycrisp', 'Mustu', and 'Delicious') were explored in two orchards in Western New York. The first orchard examined the five cultivars on dwarfing rootstocks (B.9, CG.4210, G.11, G.16, G.202, G.41, G.65, G.814, M.26, M.9Pajam2, and M.9T337) and was planted at a spacing of 1.22 m x 3.66 m (2,243 trees ha^-1). The second orchard examined the same cultivars on semi-dwarfing rootstocks (B.118, G.214, G.30

SUBMITTER: Lawrence BT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11930806 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature