Fla. Grower and Rancher, Vol. The first three steps are the relatively simple information gathering process, which provides a sound foundation for the final step - selecting a rootstock. There are several factors that combine to make the final step more difficult than the preceding ones. These include the lack of complete information about any rootstock as well as recognizing that no rootstock is perfect. Unfortunately, all the desirable attributes for a citrus rootstock have never been combined in one rootstock.
Every rootstock has certain weaknesses as well as advantages.
Perhaps more importantly, though, is that all rootstocks do not have the same disadvantages or strengths. Another consideration affecting the choice of a rootstock is the relative importance given to individual rootstock effects. To illustrate this point and those mentioned above, consider, for example, trees on Citrus macrophylla . In Florida, the choice of a rootstock is generally based on a combination of concern for productivity and tree survival. The fundamental question with fruit produced for processing is how to produce the maximum quantity of soluble solids with the minimum number of risks.