Rootstocks
MICRO PROPAGATION OF APPLE ROOTSTOCKS
Seven Star is working to bring in globally practiced latest horticultural technologies and best rootstocks and scion varieties of apple to Indian farmers. Due to the lack of which the Apple productivity in India has been affected.
The company is working towards vertically organising the entire apple value chain through technology interventions: superior genetics, modern high throughput nurseries, developing a cold chain and ensuring proper storage, increase in shelf-life, transportation, world class grading and sorting infrastructure as well as ensuring branded marketing, to ultimately result in Indian farmers getting the best price for their produce. Seven Star has secured license for exclusively propagating Geneva® Apple rootstocks in India.
The joint Cornell University and United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDAARS) Apple Rootstock Breeding and Evaluation Program has developed new GENEVA® rootstock cultivars.
General Characteristics of GENEVA® Apple Rootstocks
1. Disease resistance
- Fire blight
- Crown and root rots (Phytophthora)
- Replant disease complex*
2. Pest resistance
- Woolly apple aphid*
3. Other characteristics
- All are dwarf types that differ within dwarf sizes – suitable for high density plantations
- Burr Knot Resistance
- Cold hardiness*
- Precocious
*Applies to some GENEVA® Apple Rootstocks.
