rootstock

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The team tested how much 'torture' pistachio and walnut rootstock can withstand by placing them under drought stress.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2022

In other states, efforts to ban the trees have faced resistance from the plant industry, researchers said, given how much nurseries rely on their hardiness in using it as rootstock.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2021

Winzeler and Wenk grafted more than 500 scions of rootstock at the start of the season, of which two-thirds took.

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2021

The soil of Napa Valley may be more diverse than any in the world and trying to understand all the variables, whether it’s rootstock, humidity or the effects of climate change, is humbling.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2020

The seal is the circular scar left by the death and separation of the base of the stout stalk from the living rootstock.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa