X-ray imaging of 30 year old wine grape wood reveals cumulative impacts of rootstocks on scion secondary growth and harvest index
Z. Migicovsky, M. Y. Quigley, J. Mullins, T. Ali, J. F. Swift, A. R. Agasaveeran, J. D. Dougherty, B. M. Grant, I. Korkmaz, M. R. Malpeddi, E. L. McNichol, A. W. Sharp, J. L. Harris, D. R. Hopkins, L. M. Jordan, , D. H. Chitwood
The paper uses X-ray CT to analyze annual rings in 30-year-old wine grape vines, showing rootstocks affect secondary growth and harvest index over time.
bioRxiv · May 17, 2022 · PreprintPlant Biology