Rootstock Chart

Rootstock

Vitis
Parentage

Phylloxera
Resistance

Nematode Resistance

Tolerance

Influence
on Scion

Comments

Root Knot

Gagger

Drought

Wet Soil

Salinity

Lime

Vigor

Riparia Gloire

a

H1

L

M

L

L

M

L

L-M

Deep, well-drained, fertile, moist soils. Early maturation; scions tend to overbear

St. George

(Rupestris du lot)

b

H

L

L

L-M-H

L-M

M-H

M

H

Deep & gravelly soils; K deficiency. Fruit set problems w/some scions; latent virus tolerant

S04

c

H

M-H

L-M

L-M

M-H

L-M

M

L-M

Moist, clay soils, high K uptake. Noted as a cool region rootstock

5BB

c

H

M-H

M

M

L

M

M-H

M

Moist, clay soils. Susceptible to phytophthora root rot; adapted to high vigor varieties

5C

c

H

M-H

L-M

L

L-M

M

M

L-M

Moist, clay soils

420A Mgt

c

H

M

L

L

M

L

M-H

L

Fine-textured, fertile soils. Scions tend to overbear when young

161-49

c

H

L

L

L

L

L

M

H

Humid, fertile soils

110R

d

H

L-M

L

H

L-M

M

M

M-H

Hillside, gravelly and acid soils. Develops slowly in wet soils

140Ru

d

H

L-M

L

H

L

M-H

M-H

H

Adapted to drought and acid soils. Does poorly in non-irrigated, low K soils

1103P

d

H

M-H

L

M-H

M-H

M

M

MH

Adapted to drought and saline soils

3309C

e

H

L

L

L-M

L-M

L-M

L-M

L-M

Deep soils. Sensitive to latent viruses; tolerant of cold injury

101 - 14 Mgt

e

H

M-H

M-H

L-M

M

H

L-M

M

Moist clay soils, tolerates wet soils

Schwarzmann

e

H

M

H

M

M

M-H

M

M

Moist, deep soils

44 - 53 M

f

H

L

-

H

-

-

L-M

M-H

High Mg soils. Readily Mg deficient in low Mg soils

1616C

g

H

H

-

L

M

M

L-M

M

Best on fertile, med. to fine textured soils; tolerates acid soils. Poor on infertile, sandy soil

Salt Creek

(Ramsey)

h

H

H

L-M

M-H

L-M

H

M

H

Sandy, infertile soils. Tolerant to Phytophthora

Dogridge

h

M

H-H

L-M

M

L-M

M-H

M

VH

Very sandy, infertile soils. Promotes excess vigor, poor fruit set

Harmony

i

L-M2

M-H

L-M

M-H

L

L-M

M

M-H

Sandy loams and loamy sands

Freedom

i

L-M2

H

H

M

L

L-M

M

H

Sands to sandy loams. Sensitive to latent viruses

Fercal

j

H

M

M

M

M-H

-

H

H

Mg deficient soils

039 - 16

k

H

L

H

L

-

L

L

H

Poor on coarse, sand soils due to low root knot nematode tolerance. Tolerant of fanleaf virus

Gravesac

l

H

L

L

M

M

-

M

H

Mg deficient soils

RS - 3

m

-

H

H

-

L-M

M

-

M-H

Fanleaf tolerant and broad nematode resistance

RS - 9

m

-

H

H

-

L-M

M

-

L

Suitable for close plantings; broad nematode resistance

^GRN-1

(8909-05-AW)

n

VH

VH

VH

M

T

L

L

M-H

Also highly resistant to ring, citrus and lesion nematodes

^GRN-2

(9363-16-AW)

o

VH

VH

VH

M

M

M?

M

L-M

Also highly resistant to lesion nematode and moderately resistant to citrus and ring nematode

^GRN-3

(9365-43-AW)

p

H

VH

VH

M-H

M

M-H?

M-H

M+

Also resists citrus and lesion nematodes, but not ring

^GRN-4

(9365-85-AW)

GRN-3
sibling

H

VH

VH

H

M

M-H?

M-H

M-H

Also resists citrus and lesion nematodes, low to moderate ring resistance

^GRN-5

(9407-14-AW)

q

M-HH

VH

VH

H

L-M

M-H?

M-H

H

Also resists citrus and lesion nematodes, moderate ring resistance, moderately difficult to propagate

Adapted from a chart prepared by UC Davis viticulture specialists, faculty and cooperative extension farm advisors.
^ Indicates rootstock available in 2011. All other rootstock available now.

Legend for Vitis Parentage:
a - Riparia
b - Rupestris
c - Berlandieri x riparia
d - Berlandieri x rupestris
e - Riparia x rupestris
f - Riparia x (Condifolia x rupestris)
g - Longii x riparia
h - Champinii
i - 1613 (solonis x Othello) x Dogridge
j - Berlandieri x Columbard
k - Vinifera x Rotundifolia
l - 161-49 x 3309
m - Ramsey x Schwarzman
n - Rupestris x Rotundifollia
o - (Rufotomentosa x Dogridge x Riparia Glorie) x Riparia Glorie
p - (Rufotomentosa x (Dogridge x Riparia Glorie) Champinii c9038))
q - (Ramsey x Riparia Glorie) x Champinii c9021

RATINGS:
VL - Very Low
L - Low
M - Medium
H -High
VH - Very High
T - Tolerant

The degree of long term phyloxera resistance is questionable due to the unknown Vitis vinifera parentage of these rootstocks.