A.D. Webster’s scientific contributions

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Rootstocks for temperate fruit crops: Current uses, future potential and alternative strategies
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July 2001

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Acta Horticulturae

A.D. Webster

New rootstocks developed for use with apple, pear, sweet cherry and plum trees are reviewed with respect to the benefits they provide to the fruit grower. The future use of rootstocks is discussed in relation to alternative methods for achieving the same objectives.

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... To select suitable dwarfing rootstocks for 'Harlikar', a widely cultivated apple variety in China in recent years, we grafted 'Harlikar' scions onto seven dwarfing rootstocks ( Figure 2). 'M9' is the most commonly used dwarfing rootstock in the world because of its suitability for high-density plantings [37], and many excellent lines selected from 'M9' as well as its hybrid posterity, such as 'M9-T337', 'M9-Nic29', and 'M9-Pajam 2' and 'M26' have been widely used for crop production in some countries and regions [38]. 'M9-T337' confers early fruiting and high yields [39]. ...

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Transcriptome Profiling Reveals the Effects of Rootstocks on Scion Architecture in Malus domestica Borkh Var. ‘Harlikar’
Rootstocks for temperate fruit crops: Current uses, future potential and alternative strategies
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  • July 2001

Acta Horticulturae