| Cultivar Name: |
Nemaguard
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| Type |
Peach Rootstock |
| Synonyms |
FV 234-1
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| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Parentage |
chance seedling (P. persica x P. davidiana)
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| Species |
Prunus persica x P. davidiana
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| Usage |
Rootstock
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| Seed Available |
Seed available from Foundation Plant Services |
| Scion Vigor Influence |
Standard
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| Soil Adaptation |
Excellent for well-drained soils. In poorly-drained soil, plant on a hill - very susceptible to wet feet. Poor tolerance to calcareous soil.
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| Climatic Adaptation |
fair
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| Resistance Traits |
Resistant or tolerant to root-knot nematode. Partly resistant to Lesion nematode. Susceptible to Ring Nematode, Bacterial Canker, Armillaria, and Verticillium wilt. Partly resistant to crown gall.
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| Graft Compatibility |
peach, nectarines, apricots, plums, prunes, almonds
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| Propagation Notes |
seed, FPS Recommended Method: 36-48 hour soak in water, 90 day stratification in inert damp mix of 50% perlite/50% vermiculite.
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| Propagation Method |
Seed
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| Anchorage |
Good
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| Suckering |
Low
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| Description |
Origin USDA in 1959. Selected from seedlings from a seedlot received in 1949 by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), which was labelled P. davidiana and was eventually released as 'FV 234-1' in 1959 (Brooks and Olmo, 1961). - Refer to link in DESCRIPTION field.
Precocious.
In NC-140 Trials: 1984, 2001.
Main rootstock used in California because it is resistant to root-knot nematode and is compatible with peach, nectarine and plum. It makes a vigorous, productive tree with good fruit size. However, it does not tolerate waterlogged or calcareous soils and is susceptible to many soil pests including ring nematode, verticillium wilt, bacterial canker and armillaria. |
| References |
- Rootstocks for Fruit Crops. 1987. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Fowler Nursery Commercial Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- Duarte Nursery Link
- Sierra Gold Nurseries Variety Descriptions. Link
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
- UCANR 59566, Department of Plant Sciences, UCD, Dwarfing Rootstocks for Stone Fruit; Link
- University of California Fruit Report, Rootstocks; Link
- UCANR.edu, Dwarfing Rootstocks for Stone Fruit; Link
- Fowler Nursery, Rootstocks; Link
- Rootstocks, WSU Tree Fruit; Link
- Susceptibility of Prunus Rootstocks to Nematodes, UCANR; Link
- Field Confirmation of the Value of a New Approach to Replanting Stone Fruits, by Michael McKenry; Link
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