noun
Etymology
Origin of rootstock
Example Sentences
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Virtually all of our vines are planted on their own roots, while all of California is grafted onto rootstock that is resistant to a terrible pest called phylloxera.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2022
In 1847, an enslaved man known only as Antoine invented a way to graft pecan trees, melding the scion of one pecan tree to the rootstock of another for easy propagation.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2022
Once scientists realized that the American vines were resistant to the pest, they used grafting to combine the Vitis vinifera scions — pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon, champagne — with the American, phylloxera-resistant rootstock.
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2022
The soil of Napa Valley may be more diverse than any in the world and trying to understand all the variables, whether it’s rootstock, humidity or the effects of climate change, is humbling.
From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2020
Perennial by a creeping rootstock Nut Grass, Cyperus esculentus. 9b.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
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