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Rubio-Cabetas, María JoséCorresponding AuthorBielsa, BeatrizAuthor

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June 14, 2025
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PilowredVR , a Nematode-resistant and Low-vigor Rootstock for Prunus

Publicated to:Hortscience. 60 (4): 565-569 - 2025-04-01 60(4), DOI: 10.21273/hortsci18285-24

Authors: Rubio-Cabetas, Maria Jose; Felipe, Antonio J; Bielsa, Beatriz

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Agrifood Res & Technol Ctr Aragon CITA, Dept Plant Sci, Ave Montanana 930, Zaragoza 50059, Spain - Author
CITA Univ Zaragoza, Agrifood Inst Aragon IA2, C Miguel Servet 1477, Zaragoza 50013, Spain - Author

Abstract

The demands of the fruit sector in the Mediterranean Basin have shifted in recent years, largely as a result of edaphoclimatic limitations resulting from climate change. These limitations include water scarcity during extreme drought periods, warmer cold seasons, the prevalence of soil diseases such as those related to the presence of root-knot nematodes (RKNs), and iron chlorosis. To address these issues, the Prunus spp. rootstock breeding program at the Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA) developed red-leaf hybrids from the Garfi' x 'Nemared' series (G x N): GarnemVR, FelinemVR , and MonegroVR (Felipe 2009). In addition, CITA selected the plum 'Montizo' as a clonal rootstock, which adapts to wet and heavy soils, reducing tree size compared with other rootstocks (Felipe et al. 1997). In recent years, the adoption of more intensified and technologically advanced cultivation systems has increased the need for low-vigor rootstocks to facilitate sustainable orchard management. In response to these demands, PilowredVR has been released as a valuable rootstock for several stone fruit species, particularly almond. One of its more notable features is its low vigor, which enhances the productivity of the grafted cultivar, leading to greater yields in the orchard. In addition, it exhibits easy vegetative propagation and good graft compatibility. It requires a shorter winter dormancy period, facilitating a rapid entry into production, and it shows greater water use efficiency compared with other G x N hybrids.

Keywords

. almond x peach hybridAlmondAlmond x peach hybridIn vitro propagationMeloidogyneMeloidogyne sppMeloidogyne spp.Nematode resistanceNematodos de las plantasPeachPluPortainjertosPrunus dulcisPrunus persicaRed leaRed leafRoot-knotVitroplantasZero hunger

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Hortscience due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 22/45, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Horticulture. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría .

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-21:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 2.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 2 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 2.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 3 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 2 - Zero hunger, with a probability of 67% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Rubio Cabetas, María José) and Last Author (Bielsa Peréz, Beatriz).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Rubio Cabetas, María José.