GF677

Botany Specification

Species: Natural hybrid of peach x almond

Country of orgin: France

Growth habit: Upright and produce feathers

Vigor: Very vigorous rootstock

(10-15 % more vigorous than peach seedling)

Ideal for Replanting

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Crop specification

Propagation: Micro propagation, hardwood cuttings and semi-hard wood cuttings

Species for which it can be used: Peach, almond, European and Japanese plume and compatible with some apricot varieties

Other Items: Need summer pruning to control shoot growth and reduce competition between fruit and shoot.

High grafting compatibility.

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Stress tolerant

Soil: Suitable for dry and poor soils

Lime: Suitable for calcareous soil with lime content up to 12%

Water Logging: Sensitive

Root kont Nematode: Sensitive expect for Meloidogyne incognita.

Collar rot (Phytophathora): Medium sensitive

other Items:

– Fairly resistant to Coryneum, Fusicoccum

– Very susceptible to Stereum purpureum, Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Amillaria mellea

– Sensitive to Bacterial canker (Pseudomonas syringae)

– Resistant to iron chlorosis and peach rust