Table grape rootstocks in South Africa

1 Rootstock use Rootstock use for table grapes in South Africa (planting per rootstock)

In 2017, 82% of table grapes planted in South Africa were grafted onto the rootstock Ramsey, followed by R 110 (10.8%) and P 1103 (4.4%). The use of R 99 and US 8-7 was

less than 2% (Figure 1). Only about 0.3% of table grape vineyards are planted on their own root (data not shown).

RAMSEY

R 110

P 1103

R 99

US 8-7

10.8%

4.4%

1.7% 1.1%

2017

82.0%

FIGURE 1: The five most planted rootstocks for table grapes in South Africa in 2017.

Source: Compiled from 2017 SATI National Vine Census Information. *Rootstocks with a graft success rate of < 0.1% and indicated as unknown are excluded in the data processing.

12 Table Grape Rootstocks in South Africa