02472naa a2200277 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200150006002400370007510000180011224501520013026000090028250006640029152009340095565300150188965300260190465300260193065300080195665300180196470000270198270000180200970000160202770000220204370000160206577301130208110642872023-08-15       2023    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a1678-992X.7 a10.1590/1678-992X-2022-02242DOI1 aACOSTA, T. F.  aHydraulic conductivity and native embolism of Geneva® Series apple rootstocks measured by the XYL'EM-Plus® embolism meter.h[electronic resource]  c2023  aArticle history: Received 26 Oct 2022; Accepted 25 Jan 2023; Publication in this collection 07 July 2023; Date of issue 2023. -- Edited by: Sergio Tonetto de Freitas. -- Corresponding author: Tâmara Foster Acosta, email: tamaraacosta1986@gmail.com -- LICENSE: This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) -- Funding: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), grant process number 158767/2018-7. --  aMost commercial apple orchards are established on either Marubakaido (Malus prunifolia Borkh.) (high vigor), M-9 (Malus pumila) (low vigor), or a combination of both rootstocks through the intergrafting technique. The Geneva® Series rootstocks were developed as an alternative to orchards modernization. The vigor of rootstocks influences the anatomical xylem formation and, therefore, the canopy cultivar's hydraulic conductivity. When affected by embolism, hydraulic conductivity harms plant metabolism, reducing crop yield and fruit quality. This study aimed to evaluate four Geneva® Series rootstocks with potential use in southern Brazil, in terms of hydraulic conductivity (K) and percentage loss of conductance (PLC), during the winter period in two different years. The G.213 rootstock presented the best performance for the variables analyzed; however, higher values of xylem functionality loss were observed in G.814.  aCavitation  aHydraulic functioning  aMalus domestica Borkh  aPLC  aWater content1 aMELLO-FARIAS, P. C. DE1 aHERTER, F. G.1 aCABRERA, D.1 aMARQUES, L. O. D.1 aDIAS, C. S.  tScientia Agricola. 2023, volume 80, e20220224. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-992X-2022-0224  --- OPEN ACCESS.