ISHS Acta Horticulturae 444: III International Symposium on Kiwifruit
RECIPROCAL GRAFTING COMPATIBILITY OF KIWIFRUIT AND FROST HARDY ACTINIDIA SPECIES |
| Authors: | J. Chartier, P. Blanchet |
| Abstract:
Grafting between different botanical species has been a major improvement for most of the fruit crops. Only a little work has been done for Actinidia species. The aim of our work was to find out if a cold-resistant species could be used as a rootstock for Hayward. Reciprocal grafting and budding between Hayward, Actinidia arguta, kolomikta, polygama, and deliciosa x arguta hybrids have been tested since 1986 in Montauban. The unions between Hayward and arguta on both ways are short-lived. After eight years only a few Hayward grafted onto kolomikta survive. The interspecific hybrids are healthy as well as polygama onto Hayward. But the frost damage experienced on the A. arguta rootstock under the actively-growing Hayward is disappointing | |
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