“…cultivar. Namely, rootstock plays a major role in growth pattern, tree vigour, tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses (drought, winter hardiness, pathogens, diseases, potentially toxic compounds in the soil such as salt or heavy metals), photosynthetic rate, leaf nutrient composition, adaptability to climate and soil conditions, bearing age, productivity and fruit quality (Lochard and Schneider, 1981;Kappel et al, 1997;Al-Hinai and Roper, 2004;Sotiropoulos, 2006;Kheiralipour et al, 2008;Ikinci and Bolat, 2019;Milošević et al, 2018Milošević et al, , 2019. A harmonious combination of rootstock and cultivar is a desirable category in fruit growing due to the interaction between them as well as with soil and climatic conditions of the prevailing area (Kosina, 2009).…”