11-06-2012, 03:36 PM
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Originally posted by allensylves
My memory of John's comment was that it referred solely to citrus. The point was that PIH brings in citrus rootstocks from the mainland that are not the best ones for Hawaii. If that is the case (I do not know where PIH sources its rootstock), that is a valid point, as different areas need different rootstocks for best performance and Hawaii is very different from anywhere on the mainland.
Allen
Finally in HPP
Interesting paper on Citrus Rootstocks in Hawaii
http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bit...sequence=1
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