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Comparison of growth potentials of epicormic shoots of nectarine trees grown on size-controlling and vigorous rootstocks

2006

SummaryThe vegetative performance of four nectarine tree scion/rootstock combinations, with varying growth capacities, were analysed in the Spring after the canopy:root ratio was dramatically reduced by severe pruning in the dormant season. We anticipated that severe pruning and reduction of the shoot:root ratio would mitigate known root water supply limitations related to the various rootstocks and determine if other factors associated with the rootstocks would control the rates of epicormic shoot growth. The trees used in this field experiment were 3 years-old, with ‘May Fire’ nectarine grafted onto four different rootstocks: ‘Nemaguard’ (a vigorous seed-propagated control, P. persica P. …