Nursery technician Elizabeth Coss inspects one of five new pest-resistant grape rootstocks at Foundation Plant Services. Five new grape rootstocks that are resistant to nematodes and phylloxera -- two ...

A mix of sadness and relief lingered this week as Willamette Nurseries employees returned to work in a borrowed warehouse. On Saturday, a 5 a.m. fire ravaged the south end of the company's main ...

Scientists have known for decades that Swingle citrus rootstock is more susceptible to citrus canker, but the rootstock, which has gained popularity in the past few years, is coming under increasing ...

I first heard about Fortuniana rootstock a few years ago at a rose society meeting. The presenter, master rosarian Dona Martin, told us that rose plants grafted on Fortuniana rootstock grow larger ...

New government regulations that limit the growing of young citrus trees to indoor nurseries were designed to protect against the spread of diseases such as canker and greening. But there’s one ...

EPHRATA, Wash. — Ricardo Santacruz stoops over a small rootstock tree and slices a notch in its trunk a few inches above the ground so fast that if you blink you’ll miss it. With equal speed he slices ...

The Third Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that the enactment of the Grape Rootstock Improvement Commission Law was rationally related to the legitimate public purpose of ...

A mix of sadness and relief lingered this week as Willamette Nurseries employees returned to work in a borrowed warehouse. On Saturday, a 5 a.m. fire ravaged the south end of the company's main ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Avocado, a significant fruit crop grown in many tropical and subtropical parts of the world, is threatened by Phytophthora root rot (PRR), a disease that has already eliminated ...