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problems of plant protection and of overcoming extreme soil conditions. Adaptability of plants
to drought. In the case of grapevine, selection and use of a suitable rootstock may help to solve
architecture of the root system of the plant is also very important for its resistance/tolerance
water-holding capacity of soil, slope and exposure of the site, and climatic conditions. The
parameters of the site. The most important of them are the following: depth of the soil horizon,
plants. When selecting a suitable rootstock, it is important to consider characteristics and
nutrients from soil. The rootstock also shows a marked effect on the growth intensity of grafted
mutual relationships. The root system of the rootstock enables the uptake of water and
individual vineyard sites. The rootstock connects the grafted plants with soil and influences
phylloxera and well as being to the specific climatic conditions and soil characteristics of
When choosing a suitable rootstock it is important to select one with a good tolerance to
varieties have been developed by plant breeders (Arrigo & Arnold, 2007).
European varieties on pathogen-resistant rootstock is a normal procedure and many rootstock
spread through vineyards and destroyed large areas of sensitive cultivars. At present, grafting
Rootstocks were introduced to Europe after the phylloxera invasion, a pest which rapidly
calamity, which destroyed European vineyards in the second half of the 19 th century.
viticulture. However, the use of rootstocks obtained a new dimension after the phylloxera
works written by the Roman author Columella who occupied himself with agriculture and
rootstocks is not a new matter. The evidence of the use of rootstocks can be found out even in
the growth and fruiting of the scion (Jones, 2012). In the grapevine propagation, the use of
onto rootstocks. The selection of an appropriate rootstock provides a powerful tool to manage
Many woody crop plants such as grapevine are traditionally grown with scion varieties grafted
1. Introduction
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