2003 Apple Physiology Trial
Coordinator
Richard Marini, Pennsylvania State University, 0119 Tyson Building, University Park, PA 16802 rpm12@psu.edu
Planting locations
AR, BC, CA, MX, GA, IA, IN, KY, MA, ME, MI, NJ, NY, NS, OH, ONT, PARS(?), UT, WI
Scion variety
'Golden Delicious'
Rootstocks
M.26, M.9-337, G.16
Spacing
2.5 X 4.5 m
Training and support
Vertical-axis
Annual reports
Publications
Marini, R., W. Autio, B. Black, J. Cline, W. Cowgill, R. Crassweller, P. Domoto, C. Hampson, R. Moran, R.A Parra-Quezada, T. Robinson, M. Stasiak, D. Ward, and D. Wolfe. 2012. Summary of the NC140 Apple Physiology Trial: the Relationship Between ‘Golden Delicious’ Fruit Weight and Crop Density at 12 Locations as Influenced by Three Dwarfing Rootstocks. J. Amer. Pomological Society 66:78-90.
http://www.pubhort.org/aps/66/v66_n2_a4.htm
Autio, W., J. Krupa, and J. Clements. 2009. An update on the 2003 NC-140 Apple Rootstock Physiology Trial, 2009 results. Fruit Notes 74:1-7. http://umassfruitnotes.com/v74/a1.pdf
Autio, W. and J. Krupa. 2008. Are the effects of crop load altered by rootstock? An update on the 2003 NC-140 Apple Physiology Trial. Fruit Notes 73:7-9. http://umassfruitnotes.com/v73/a4.pdf
Miscellaneous