Grafting has been utilised for at least the past 7000 years. Historically, grafting has been
developed by growers without particular interest beyond the agronomical and ornamental …

Pear, belonging to the genus Pyrus, is one of the most economically important temperate
fruit crops. Pyrus is an important genus of the Rosaceae family, subfamily Maloideae, and …

Variation in anthocyanin biosynthesis in pear fruit provides genetic germplasm resources for
breeding, while dwarfing is an important agronomic trait, which is beneficial to reduce the …

Grafting has been commonly practiced for many centuries in the cultivation of horticultural
crops. The use of dwarfing rootstocks has enabled a high-density plantation to produce …

There have been a considerable number of studies that have successfully sped up the
flowering cycle in woody perennial horticultural species. One particularly successful study in …

Grafting is an ancient technique that involves the physical joining of genotypically distinct
shoot and root systems, in order to achieve a desirable compound plant. This practice is …

Background Both a source of diversity and the development of genomic tools, such as
reference genomes and molecular markers, are equally important to enable faster progress …

The ability to graft genetically diverse apple cultivars onto diverse root systems (rootstocks)
has increased the breeding efficiency of the whole apple system by dividing the …

Growth monitoring indicated that the height of 'Kanshu'plants with 'Nantong-xiaofangshi'as
an interstock was significantly shorter than that of 'Kanshu'plants with no interstock. A …

Abstract Background and Aims Understanding the mutual co-ordination of vegetative and
reproductive growth is important in both agricultural and ecological settings. A competitive …