Bhaskar R. Bondada

Aug 3, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Bhaskar R. Bondada |Emerson Silva |Sergio Tombesi

1 IntroductionCommercial apple production in many areas of the world is almost exclusively accomplished through grafting of genetically different fruit bearing scions to well adapted rootstocks. Newly established orchards have shifted toward dwarfing rootstocks and high planting densities (Robinson, 2006). Furthermore, one of the most common and widely planted apple rootstocks is M.9 due to its highly dwarfing nature, precociousness and high fruit set (Fallahi et al., 2002).