Systems and methods of breeding

The most widely used rootstocks for peach trees are the GF 677 (55%), Franc (16%), the Cadaman (20%), the Penta (3%), the Mrs2/5 (1%), and others (5%); the types of farming are the cross-epsilon (55%), the palmetta (15%), the fusetto palmettato (1%), the Catalan vessel (28%)and other forms (1%).

The age of the plants is at 23% less than 3 years, at 55% between 4 and 10 years, and at 22% over 10 years.

For citrus, the rootstocks more widely used is the bitter orange; the type of farming more adopted is the globe type. The average age of the plant is 30 years.