NC-140 is a group of scientists from over 30 locations within the USA, Canada and Mexico who cooperate on rootstock trials for peaches, apples, cherries and pears. Each trial is replicated in at least ...

For peach, 8 selections were identified as potential dwarfing or semi-dwarfing rootstocks (see 1990s NC-140 reports) and were propagated for further evaluation. In 2004, two of these were patented as ...

Have you ever enjoyed a tasty fruit and wondered if you might plant the seed to create a new tree? Even though grafting is typically used to produce common fruits, tasty peach, and apricot trees ...

Seedling rootstocks are obtained by planting seed such as ‘Elberta’ peach seed or ‘Red Delicious’ apple seed. The young plant growing from the seed is called a seedling. If it is used as a rootstock, ...

Project researchers have combed through USDA’s Prunus and peach germplasm repository in Davis, California, searching for Armillaria-resistant germplasm or material. They’ve found some and are crossing ...

This technique is commonly used to propagate fruit trees, such as apple, pear, peach trees, and ornamental plants. Choose a ...