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
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
Some vintners grafted the European vines onto the resistant American rootstocks.
From New York Times
They will also be researching how different rootstocks fare under changing temperatures and extreme conditions and whether reducing the number of vines per hectare will strengthen vineyard health, he said.
From Washington Post
A solution was finally discovered, grafting vinifera vines onto American rootstocks, which are immune to phylloxera.
From New York Times
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