May 15th 2010 Issue

Geneva releases four new rootstocks

Pest and disease resistance are goals of the program.

Four rootstocks were released this winter where they join seven others in the stable of Geneva apple rootstocks. Three of the new ones are more vigorous and larger than Malling 9, and one is in the size class with the M.9 Pajam 2 clone, which is slightly more vigorous than the popular M.9 T337 so many growers are planting. Dr. Gennaro Fazio, the USDA Agricultural Research Service plant breeder who has headed the program in Geneva, New York, since 2001, described the new rootstocks. The Geneva program, which began in 1968, has focused its efforts on finding replacements for the […]

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May 15, 2010

Apples, New Developments, News, Richard Lehnert

Richard Lehnert

After growing up on a Michigan dairy farm, Richard Lehnert began writing about farming in 1962, while still a junior studying journalism at Michigan State University. He worked at newspapers for a year before joining the staff of Michigan Farmer, where he spent 26 years, the last 15 as chief editor. He was a member of the staff of Good Fruit Grower from 2010 until 2015. Read his stories: Story Index

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