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txtstorm · January 22, 2017

I keep reading that the products of the scion are genetically the same as if the plant weren't grafted. I'm sure there's a research project in there somewhere, but I would guess that if the rootstock were especially vigorous, efficient (with water and nutrient uptake) and didn't have to contend with the challenges of a less vigorous rootstock, it would result in the rest of the plant producing more vegetatively and reproductively.

January 22, 2017	#33
txtstorm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 54	I keep reading that the products of the scion are genetically the same as if the plant weren't grafted. I'm sure there's a research project in there somewhere, but I would guess that if the rootstock were especially vigorous, efficient (with water and nutrient uptake) and didn't have to contend with the challenges of a less vigorous rootstock, it would result in the rest of the plant producing more vegetatively and reproductively.