Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying graft success in grapevine

Abstract Background Grafting is an intensive commercial practice required to protect the European grapevine against the Phylloxera pest. Rootstocks resistant to this pest are hybrids of American vine species with different levels of compatibility with European Vitis vinifera varieties. Aiming to und...

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Main Authors: M. Assunção, C. Santos, J. Brazão, J. E. Eiras-Dias, P. Fevereiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-019-1967-8