PENTA

Botany Specification

Species: Clonal selection of a seedling obtained from a progeny of the open-pollinated “Imperial Epineuse” (Prunus domestica)

Country of origin:Italy

Growth habit:Upright

Vigor: Vigorous rootstock

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Crop Specification

Propagation: Micro propagation, hardwood cuttings

Species for which it can be used: Peach, Nectarine, Almond, plum and Apricot

Other Items:With almond, Penta delays blooming by 5-6 days with respect to GF 677.

With peach, Penta reduces growth vigor by 10-20% with respect to GF 677. Tree vigor of apricot and plum cultivars is similar or slightly higher than on Myrobalan 29C.

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Stress tolerant

Soil: Very Adaptable to heavy soils

Lime:Resistant

Water Logging: Resistant

Drought: Resistant

Root knot Nematode: Resistant

Collar rot (Phytophthora): Resistant

Root rot (Armillaria): Resistant

Verticillium: Resistant