Summary: The objectives of this project were: 1. Continue evaluation of the NC-140 regional project trial (‘Bing’ on 17 new rootstocks) established in 1998 for horticultural and physiological evaluations and fruit quality. Projected trial duration is 10 years. 2. Continue evaluating vigor and cropping performance of other orchard trials with key PNW cultivars on various rootstocks 3. Analyze the physiology of interactive rootstock/scion horticultural traits (e.g., canopy leaf area, yield efficiency, precocity, graft compatibility). 4. Establish planting of 2005 NC-140 sweet cherry rootstock trial.
