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Cultivation

Pear rootstock

Pyrus communis L.

The selection of a rootstock for pear is complicated by the biological incompatibility of many cultivars with quince and the specificity of a deep root system. To address incompatibility issues, interstock inserts are applied or specialized clonal rootstocks of intraspecific origin are used.

In the reference 294 varieties crop European pear, where this is mentioned in the description.

A key feature of pear rootstocks is the pronounced physiological incompatibility of many cultivars with quince, which manifests as breakage at the graft union during early growth stages. To overcome this barrier, interstock inserts of compatible cultivars are used, placed between the scion and the rootstock. When using Pyrus communis L. seedling rootstocks, vigorous trees are formed with a strong taproot system that is sensitive to the water table level.

Modern breeding is focused on developing clonal rootstocks within the pear species, such as PG-2, PG-12, and PG-17-16, which ensure good compatibility and high winter hardiness. In contrast, the use of mountain ash, hawthorn, or serviceberry is considered ineffective and requires constant maintenance of wild rootstock suckers due to impeded nutrient transport through the graft union.

General information about the subject — on the page Rootstock.

Sources8

Varieties of European pear mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Daygon

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

FR IT NL
10 records

Coscia

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

FR NL SI
13 records

Daynir

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

FR IT NL
9 records

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Boomkwekerij Van Rijn - De Bruyn B.V.

PL
5 records

Delferco

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Société Nouvelle Pépinières et Roseraies Georges Delbard S.A.S.

FR
6 records

Alfa

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

SEMPRA PRAHA A S

CZ PL
4 records

Turandot

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Lorenzo Rivalta

4 records

Dayre

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Lyle A. BROOKS (US)

FR IT
4 records

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
3 records

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Petruschke Michael

3 records

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
3 records

Falstaff

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Lorenzo Rivalta^^^Marco Castagnoli^^^Sandro Sirri^^^Walther Faedi

3 records

Sissy

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Vasilios Kempapidis

GR
4 records

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