The wine question of the day
What do you call the characteristic of a vine when the rootstock and scion come from the same plant?
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Correct answer is: ungrafted
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ungrafted
Term (also direct bearer, self bearer, rootstock) for a vine if the lower (rootstock) and upper part (scion) originate from the same plant. This means that no grafting has taken place. Worldwide, 90% of the vines used are grafted vines, because only these are guaranteed to be resistant to phylloxera.
The diagram shows the lower part (the root system) and the upper part (the scion) of a grafted vine.
Prerequisites
A special type of soil or high-altitude vineyards, such as in the Italian Aosta Valley in the Blanc de Morgex et de La...
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