HOOD RIVER, Ore. — The U.S. pear industry wants to transition to high-density orchards and is looking for dwarfing rootstock that results in trees that are easy to manage, produce early and can handle ...

Pear trees of the cv. 'Hardy' worked on 'Quince A' rootstocks were less damaged by the pear decline disease than those on seedlings of Pyrus communis cv. 'Kirchensaller Mostbirne'. Diseased trees on ...

Advances in Horticultural Science, Vol. 5, No. 2 (1991), pp. 51-54 (4 pages) Shoots of five pear cultivars and two clones of quince (EM A and BA 29) were grown under aseptic conditions in solid media.

Fruit trees can yield abundance for your home, if propagated correctly. Instead of using seeds, consider these four methods for reproducing high yield plants.

Pears are one of the most popular fruit trees to grow around the world and growing a pear tree in your garden allows you to ...

Citrus cultivation relies heavily on the performance of rootstocks, which significantly influence fruit quality by modulating growth, water-use efficiency, and disease resistance. The interaction ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Over the centuries, it's become clear that certain basic varieties of fruit serve us best. We don't usually look at the base of a fruit ...