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Apple rootstocks evaluated for California

Authors

James T. Yeager
Richard S. Bethell
John H. Footl
Ronald H. Tyler
Warren C. Micke
Paul M. Vossen

Authors Affiliations

J. T. Yeager is Extension Pomologist and Staff Research Associate, respectively, Pomology Department, UC Davis; R. S. Bethell is UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors in Sonoma, El Dorado, San Luis Obispo and Santa Cruz counties, respectively; J. H. Foott is UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors in Sonoma, El Dorado, San Luis Obispo and Santa Cruz counties, respectively; R. H. Tyler is UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors in Sonoma, El Dorado, San Luis Obispo and Santa Cruz counties, respectively; W. C. Micke is Extension Pomologist and Staff Research Associate, respectively, Pomology Department, UC Davis; P. M. Vossen is UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors in Sonoma, El Dorado, San Luis Obispo and Santa Cruz counties, respectively.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 46(2):23-25. DOI:10.3733/ca.v046n02p23. March 1992.

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Abstract

The semidwarfing rootstocks M106 and M7a usually brought apple trees into bearing earlier than did domestic seedling, formerly the major rootstock used in California. However, the more dwatfing M26 rootstock did not perform well in these studies.

Yeager J, Bethell R, Footl J, Tyler R, Micke W, Vossen P. 1992. Apple rootstocks evaluated for California. Hilgardia 46(2):23-25. DOI:10.3733/ca.v046n02p23
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