rootstock
noun
root·stock
ˈrüt-ˌstäk 
ˈru̇t-
1
: a rhizomatous underground part of a plant
2
: a stock for grafting consisting of a root or a piece of root
broadly
: stock sense 7b
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Trees and vines have been grown on rootstocks for centuries because the traits needed to grow strong, healthy roots can be combined with a desirable fruiting variety that is grafted on top.
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Steven Savage, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
One of the great advances in apple breeding in the past few decades has been the widespread use of dwarf rootstocks.
—Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
The majority of grapevines around the world, including in Europe, are grafted onto American rootstock, which is resistant to phylloxera.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2024
Breeders can plant the trees closer together to make test plots more efficient, and boughs grafted to a dwarf rootstock start producing apples two to three years earlier than those grafted to a traditional rootstock.
—Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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Steven Savage, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
One of the great advances in apple breeding in the past few decades has been the widespread use of dwarf rootstocks.
—Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
The majority of grapevines around the world, including in Europe, are grafted onto American rootstock, which is resistant to phylloxera.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2024
Breeders can plant the trees closer together to make test plots more efficient, and boughs grafted to a dwarf rootstock start producing apples two to three years earlier than those grafted to a traditional rootstock.
—Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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rootstock
noun
root·stock
ˈrüt-ˌstäk
ˈru̇t-
1
: rhizome
2
: a root or part of a root to which an aboveground plant part is grafted
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