Q: Last year my grapes had such bad powdery mildew that even the grapes dried up and looked moldy and shriveled. I was told by the master gardeners at the farmer’s market that I needed to do something ...

Cisgenic engineering involves isolation and modification of genetic elements from the host genome, which are reinserted to develop plant varieties with improved characteristics. As a first step toward ...

In an unusual and exceptional study published earlier this year, researchers found that grapevines were domesticated earlier than previously thought. While older data suggested that the fruit began ...

Italian researchers say humans may have given grapes the bacteria that causes acne The transfer happened about 8%2C000 years ago%2C when grapes were first cultivated The researchers named the bacteria ...

Scientists are gaining a better understanding of Pierce’s disease and how it affects grapevines. The disease, which annually costs California more than $100 million, comes from a bacterium called ...

1 Grading the vines: Old vine-grading standards called for at least 1/4-inch thickness for sapling vines, but Annie Favia suggests looking for perfectly round specimens with an even diameter and even ...

Grapes are a great backyard choice if you're seeking delicious juice, some wine to savor or snacks fresh from the vine. But look elsewhere if it's low maintenance or fast production that you want.

Q: We just moved to Las Vegas a few days ago and inherited an old grapevine growing under a pine tree. Does it need to be watered at all in winter? When and how it should be pruned? What should I do ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Flor Acevedo, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Spotted lanternfly season is back in ...

In a small corner of the Paradise Ridge Winery property in Santa Rosa last week, buds broke open on some chardonnay grapevines, signaling the kickoff of the annual grape-growing season that culminates ...

Beginning shortly after the unification of their country in 1861, millions of Italians immigrated to this country and to Canada and countries in South America. Many brought grapevine cuttings with ...