Genebanks are responsible for collecting, maintaining, characterizing, documenting, and
distributing plant genetic resources for research, education, and breeding purposes. The …

Grapes are one of the most commonly produced fruit crops in the world and are consumed
as table grapes, wine grapes and dried grapes. In line with consumer demands …

Seedlessness is greatly prized by consumers of fresh grapes. While stenospermocarpic
seed abortion determined by the SEED DEVELOPMENT INHIBITOR (SDI) locus is the usual …

The necessity to adapt to climate change is even stronger for grapevine than for other crops,
because grape berry composition—a key determinant of fruit and wine quality, typicity and …

Background As for many crops, new high-quality grapevine varieties requiring less pesticide
and adapted to climate change are needed. In perennial species, breeding is a long process …

Abstract Background Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is the most important Mediterranean fruit
crop, used to produce both wine and spirits as well as table grape and raisins. Wine and …

Marker-assisted selection (MAS) is often employed in crop breeding programs to accelerate
and enhance cultivar development, via selection during the juvenile phase and parental …

Berry firmness is one of the most important quality traits in table grapes. The underlying
molecular and genetic mechanisms for berry firmness remain unclear. We constructed a …

Conventional crossing of stenospermocarpic grapes for the obtainment of seedless cultivars
presents some technical constraints causing embryo abortion in the early berry …

Traits such as berry weight, firmness, and sweetness are important determinants of
consumer choice and marketability of table grapes. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analyses of …