Evaluation of Pear Rootstock Selections

Quartieri, Maurizio; Marangoni, Bruno; Schiavon, Lucia; Tagliavini, Massimo; Bassi, D.; Previati, A.; Giannini, Michele

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2011.909.15

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“…It has good graft compatibility with the main pear cultivars and a higher vigor classification than BA29 (about 20% of the vigor), when combined with Williams and Abbé Fétel, and about 40% when it is combined with Conference. The earliness of fruiting is slightly lower than the BA29 quince, as well [123].…”

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Training Systems and Sustainable Orchard Management for European Pear (Pyrus communis L.) in the Mediterranean Area: A Review

Musacchi

Iglésias²,

Neri

2021

Agronomy

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In 2018, 23.2 Mt of pears were produced in the world across 1.3 million hectares (ha) of cultivated land. This review analyzes different training systems and management styles that have been adopted worldwide, emphasizing the European pear’s economic and environmental sustainability for the Mediterranean area of cultivation. Despite a reduced number of cultivars utilized around the world, pear presents a plethora of innovative training systems. In Europe, dwarfing rootstocks have led to reduced planting distances and a subsequent increase in planting density. Still, the economic sustainability of these systems is now questionable. Many of the quince rootstocks have made it possible to considerably reduce the size of the tree and introduce the concept of continuous row planting, with the management of orchards from the ground (i.e., pedestrian orchard). The planting distance must be chosen according to the soil fertility, the vigor of the grafting combination, and the training system. The planting distance dramatically affects the pruning and the management of soil, fertilization, and irrigation. The reduction of tree size also lowers the volume of spray necessary when applying pesticides. The variability in yield worldwide results from the interaction amongst cultivar/rootstock/training system/climate/management.

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Training Systems and Sustainable Orchard Management for European Pear (Pyrus communis L.) in the Mediterranean Area: A Review

Musacchi

Iglésias²,

Neri

2021

Agronomy

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“…It is tolerant to Agrobacterium tumefaciens and susceptible to fi re blight. Affi nity with the majority of cultivars is excellent, suitable for medium dense orchards with 1500 trees/hectare (Quartieri et al, 2011). 2) vegetatively propagated quince rootstocks:…”

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“…) as well as Asianorigin varieties. Quartieri et al (2011), mentions several reasons for stagnating use of vegetatively propagated pear tree rootstocks. The major reason is their strong growth, delayed fertility, deteriorating quality of fruits (particularly shrinkage).…”

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Evaluation of selected nursery traits in combination rootstocks and variety in Asian pear trees

Nečas

Lébl

2013

Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun.

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Evaluation of the nursery traits of rootstocks and varieties is an important tool for optimisation of the fruit orchard plants final growing. The present experiment evaluated the standard and progressive rootstocks for the pear trees in combination with the Asian varieties of P. pyrifolia Nakai. a P. ussuriensis Maxim. in comparison with the control variety ‘Conference’ P. communis L. The evaluation was focused on such properties as affinity, growth of the tree propagated by budding, thickness of the root crown at the rootstock and the root suckering. Their interactions were tested statistically. The highest values of affinity within the nursery were achieved with the following rootstocks: ‘BET’ (96.6%), ‘FOX 11’ (95.5 %), and ‘MA’ (94.4 %). ‘Hosui’ was identified as the variety with the greatest growing capacity, with an average gain of 1238.2 mm. The most supported variety growth was exhibited by the ‘FOX 11’ rootstock, with an average gain of the trees propagated by budding of 1388.8 mm. The growth intensity itself was demonstrated most in the thickness of the root crown of the ‘BET’ (P. betulifolia) rootstock, namely 15.8 mm. The rootstock that exhibited the strongest root suckering was also ‘BET’ with 6.2 suckers per rootstock. The identified differences between the varieties and rootstocks were confirmed as statistically significant or even highly statistically significant.

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“…The choice of rootstock to use depends usually on the characteristics of the scion; quince is chosen since plants are less vigorous, which make them ideal for high-density plantations and more precocious, whereas Pyrus rootstocks have higher compatibility and are more tolerant to coldness and chlorosis. On the other hand, they are slow to bear fruits, while one drawback of quince is its incompatibility with some pear varieties [16][17][18]. Quince rootstocks such as 'BA29', 'Adams', 'Sydo', or the East Malling (EM) series ('EMA', 'EMC', 'EMH') are employed for the ease of managing with standard cultural practices and dwarfing characteristics, and because they induce early and regular cropping producing fruits of good size and quality [18], while Pyrus rootstocks such as 'Pyrodwarf', the 'Fox' series, or the 'Farold' series (hybrids of 'Old Home' (OH) and 'Farmingdale') are used for their grafting compatibility and improvement of fruit size and quality, among others [18,19].…”

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Productivity and Fruit Quality of ‘FalstaffPBR’ Pear Variety Grafted on Different Rootstocks

Caracciolo,

Pietrella,

Pallotti

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‘FalstaffPBR’ is a pear variety released by CREA and New Plant in 2012. This study focused on the effects of various clonal rootstocks on the main productive and qualitative traits of ‘FalstaffPBR’ scion. The rootstocks used were ‘EMC’, ‘EMH’, and ‘BA29’ for quince (Cydonia oblonga) and pear ‘Farold 40’ (Pyrus communis). Plants were planted in 2009 with a layout that, depending on the used rootstock, varied between 60 and 120 cm on the row, according to the rootstock standard planting system, and 350 cm between rows. The average yield calculated in the trail field in the 4 years of production (2014–2017) was over 22.7 tons ha−1 on ‘BA29’, 22.8 tons ha−1 on ‘EMH’, 16.3 tons ha−1 on ‘Farold 40’, and 18.4 on ‘EMC’. Fruits of the plants grafted on ‘Farold 40’ always had a medium-to-high size, while fruits produced by the plants grafted onto ‘BA29’ have been larger in size since the first years of production. The plants grafted onto ‘EMH’ produced fruits with the highest percentage of red overcolor. The ‘EMH’ rootstock is optimal for ‘FalstaffPBR’ as it gives the plant an intermediate vigor between ‘BA29’ and ‘EMC’, and a good yield per hectare from the first planting years; the average fruit size is excellent.

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Evaluation of Pear Rootstock Selections

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Training Systems and Sustainable Orchard Management for European Pear (Pyrus communis L.) in the Mediterranean Area: A Review

Training Systems and Sustainable Orchard Management for European Pear (Pyrus communis L.) in the Mediterranean Area: A Review

Evaluation of selected nursery traits in combination rootstocks and variety in Asian pear trees

Productivity and Fruit Quality of ‘FalstaffPBR’ Pear Variety Grafted on Different Rootstocks

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