ISHS Acta Horticulturae 785: International Symposium on Grape Production and Processing
NEW TABLE AND WINE GRAPE CULTIVARS: WORLD SCENARIO WITH EMPHASIS ON BRAZIL |
| Authors: | U.A. Camargo, P.S. Ritschel |
| Keywords: | grape breeding, resistant varieties, Brazilian grapes, juice grapes, grape rootstock |
| Abstract:
Viticulture is a millennia-old activity, traditional in many countries in Asia Minor and in Mediterranean Europe. The number of used cultivars is very large. Usually every region possesses its specific cultivars, selected over the centuries, which gave rise to typical regional products. Beginning in the XIXth century, however, new wine growing countries appeared, and in the old, traditional ones, diseases and pests were introduced triggering the beginning of genetic breeding programs. In our days, genetic breeding of the grape is an important tool to make viticulture possible in traditional wine growing countries as well as in the new, emerging grape growers. New quality concepts in terms of human health and environmental protection, as well as the permanent changes of people's consumption habits show that technological innovation is paramount to ensure competitiveness of grape growers in traditional and emerging regions alike. Cultivars bear particular importance in this respect. This paper reports on general strategies of genetic grape breeding and presents new cultivar of table grapes and grapes for processing, with emphasis on the scenario in Brazil. | |
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