Breeding Muscadine and Southern Bunch Grapes
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1997.51.3.144Abstract
Muscadine and bunch grape breeding has a long history in the southern US. After several attempts at growing non-adapted bunch grapes in several southern locations, breeding programs were begun in the late 1800s and into the 1900s to improve muscadine and bunch grape cultivars. Major advances in these programs include perfect-flowered, large-fruited, high-quality muscadines. Bunch grape cultivar improvements include Pierce's disease resistant bunch grapes, and adapted seedless cultivars for the Upper South. Breeding program reductions in recent years will greatly limit subsequent progress in the development of additional improved muscadine and southern-adapted bunch grapes.
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