Xylem anatomy and hydraulic traits in Vitis grafted cuttings in view of their impact on the young grapevine decline

ABSTRACT: Grapevine grafting is an essential practice in viticulture and over the years, various bench grafting techniques have been developed to mechanize the nursery process and to increase the yield in number of viable cuttings. Bench grafting is a fundamental nursery practice that can potentially affect the quality of propagation material also in young decline associated to grapevine trunk diseases and has been recently reported to influence leaf symptoms development associated with diseases of Esca complex. The study aimed to investigate how three bench grafting methods [i.e., (i) Omega graft as mechanical technique, (ii) Whip and Tongue graft as manual technique and (iii) Full Cleft graft as semi-mechanical technique] can influence these phenomena. Specifically, the different methods were comp

SUBMITTER: Battiston E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9581319 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature