Can vessel dimension explain tolerance toward fungal vascular wilt diseases in woody plants? Lessons from Dutch elm disease and esca disease in grapevine

J Pouzoulet, AL Pivovaroff, LS Santiago… - Frontiers in plant …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
This review illuminates key findings in our understanding of grapevine xylem resistance to
fungal vascular wilt diseases. Grapevine (Vitis spp.) vascular diseases such as esca …

Rootstocks as a component of adaptation to environment

N Ollat, A Peccoux, D Papura… - Grapevine in a …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In order to cope with phylloxera, most grapes worldwide must be grafted on a rootstock.
Furthermore, grapevine rootstocks are an essential underground structure for the plant to …

Relationships between xylem vessel characteristics, calculated axial hydraulic conductance and size-controlling capacity of peach rootstocks

S Tombesi, RS Johnson, KR Day… - Annals of Botany, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Previous studies indicate that the size-controlling capacity of
peach rootstocks is associated with reductions of scion water potential during mid-day that …

The relationship between root hydraulics and scion vigour across Vitis rootstocks: what role do root aquaporins play?

GA Gambetta, CM Manuck, ST Drucker… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Vitis vinifera scions are commonly grafted onto rootstocks of other grape species to influence
scion vigour and provide resistance to soil-borne pests and abiotic stress; however, the …

Sweet cherry pomological and biochemical characteristics influenced by rootstock

V Usenik, N Fajt, M Mikulic-Petkovsek… - Journal of agricultural …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Fruits of Lapins sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) from 12-year-old trees on different rootstocks
(F 12/1, Maxma 14, Piku 1, Edabriz, Gisela 5, Gisela 195/20, Weiroot 13, Weiroot 158, and …

Changes in wood density, wood anatomy and hydraulic properties of the xylem along the root-to-shoot flow path in tropical rainforest trees

B Schuldt, C Leuschner, N Brock, V Horna - Tree physiology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
It is generally assumed that the largest vessels are occurring in the roots and that vessel
diameters and the related hydraulic conductance in the xylem are decreasing acropetally …

Patterns in hydraulic architecture from roots to branches in six tropical tree species from cacao agroforestry and their relation to wood density and stem growth

MM Kotowska, D Hertel, YA Rajab, H Barus… - Frontiers in plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
For decades it has been assumed that the largest vessels are generally found in roots and
that vessel size and corresponding sapwood area-specific hydraulic conductivity are …

Growth, yield and fruit quality of 'Van'and 'Stark Hardy Giant'sweet cherry cultivars as influenced by grafting on different rootstocks

CM Cantín, J Pinochet, Y Gogorcena, MÁ Moreno - Scientia Horticulturae, 2010 - Elsevier
The influence of Adara, CAB 6P, Gisela 5, MaxMa 14, Saint Lucie GF 64 (SL 64), Saint Lucie
GF 405 (SL 405), and Tabel rootstocks onto vegetative growth, yield and fruit quality of …

Relationships between xylem anatomy, root hydraulic conductivity, leaf/root ratio and transpiration in citrus trees on different rootstocks

J Rodríguez‐Gamir, DS Intrigliolo… - Physiologia …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the study was to determine the extent in which leaf and whole plant transpiration
(Tp) were influenced by root hydraulic conductance (Kr), leaf to root ratio and leaf mass …

Phenotyping vigour control capacity of new peach rootstocks by xylem vessel analysis

S Tombesi, A Almehdi, TM DeJong - Scientia Horticulturae, 2011 - Elsevier
In peach, xylem anatomical characteristics have been shown to be related to vigour of
selected rootstocks. The goal of this research was to determine if xylem characteristics of a …