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Apple

Apple Root Stock
Description

Adaptable to wider soil and agro-climatic conditions. Chilling unit requirement is less than M9 and MM106 thus suitable to low elevation areas. Easy to propagate through mound layers, hard wood cuttings using bottom heated technique. Multiplication through seeds is successful because more than 90% seedlings are homogeneous in growth. Compatible with all commercial varieties. It is semi vigorous and induces precocity. Fruit Bearing starts from 4th year onward. Average tree spread varies from 300-380 cm. No decline in the productivity till the age of 25 year of grafted trees.

Salient Feature

Adaptable to wider soil and agro-climatic conditions. Chilling unit requirement is less than M9 and MM106 thus suitable to low elevation areas. Easy to propagate through mound layers, hard wood cuttings using bottom heated technique. Multiplication through seeds is successful because more than 90% seedlings are homogeneous in growth. Compatible with all commercial varieties. It is semi vigorous and induces precocity. Fruit Bearing starts from 4th year onward. Average tree spread varies from 300-380 cm. No decline in the productivity till the age of 25 year of grafted trees.

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