Iron (Fe) chlorosis is an important nutritional problem in quince trees. But, quince rootstocks differ in their tolerance to Fe deficiency in calcareous soils. Tolerance to Fe deficiency of seedling rootstocks of quince, pear and crataegus and clonal rootstock of quince A was evaluated by exposure to two levels of Fe (3 and 50 µM) in the presence or absence of 10 mM bicarbonate in soilless cult...
