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Cornell-Geneva Grapevine Breeding and Genetics Program

Project Personnel:

• Research Leader: Bruce Reisch
• Beth Takacs, Postdoctoral Associate, and VitisGen Project Manager
• Mike Colizzi, Technician, Grape Breeding
• Steve Luce, Research Support Specialist II (retired 2015)
• Paola Barba, Ph.D. 2015, plant breeding and biotechnology
• Shanshan Yang, Postdoctoral Associate, VitisGen, computational biology
• Konstantin Divilov, Ph.D. candidate, downy mildew resistance genetics
• Al Kovaleski, Ph.D. candidate (co-advised with Jason Londo), cold tolerance

The Grape Bunch - June 26, 2015
(left to right - Steve Luce, Al Kovaleski, Aaron Green, Paola Barba, Beth Takacs, Anne Repka, Mike Colizzi, Shanshan Yang, Connor Fortin, Konstantin Divilov, and Bruce Reisch)

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Grape Breeding Program: Resources and Information

Announcement: Cornell and USDA to host the biennial conference of North American Grape Breeders, August 27-28, 2015, Geneva, NY

Announcement: Three new wine grape varieties named and released, 10 July 2006, at the ASEV-ES meeting in Rochester, New York.

Announcement: 'Arandell' and 'Aromella' wine grape varieties named and released, 7 February 2013, at the Viticulture 2013 conference, Rochester, New York.

 

 

Information on Grape Varieties:

• "The Less Risky Varieties, Old and New" - presentation to the Finger Lakes Grape Growers' Convention, March 4, 2005, summarizing hybrid grape varieties with respect to cold hardiness
• Wine and Juice Grape Varieties for Cool Climates - published by Cornell Cooperative Extension in 1993 and updated in 2000 for use on the web.
• Table Grape Varieties for Cool Climates - published by Cornell Cooperative Extension in 1993 and updated in 2000 for use on the web.
• New Wine and Table Grape Selections, elite test selections of interest from our breeding program
• Arandell (disease-resistant red wine grape) released in 2013
• Aromella (aromatic white wine grape), released in 2013
• Noiret - (red wine grape), released in 2006, in pdf format
• Corot noir - (red wine grape), released in 2006, in pdf format
• Valvin Muscat - (white muscat wine grape), released in 2006, in pdf format
• Geneva Red - (red wine grape), released in 2003
• Chardonel - (white wine grape) 1990 release bulletin, also available in pdf format
• Marquis - (white seedless table grape) 1996 release bulletin, also available in pdf format
• Traminette - (white wine grape) 1996 release bulletin in either html or pdf format
• Brief summaries of 1996 releases: Marquis and Traminette
• Einset Seedless - (red seedless table grape), 1985 release in pdf format
• Melody - (white wine grape), 1985 release in pdf format
• Horizon - (white wine grape), 1982 release in pdf format
• Remaily Seedless - (white seedless grape), 1981 release in pdf format
• Canadice and Glenora Seedless Grapes - released in 1977; bulletin in pdf format
• Cayuga White - (white wine grape), 1972 release in pdf format
• List of varieties named at Cornell-Geneva since 1906, including ancestry
• A brief history of the 'Bronx Seedless' grape - an early success from the Geneva breeding program
• Red Hybrid Wine Tasting: Which Ones Win? , results from a 1997 wine tasting of Geneva breeding program selections.

• Cornell Research in Grape Breeding:

• Grape Genetics Research - research abstracts and data from Cornell's Grape Breeding Program
• Genetic Engineering of Grapevines for Improved Disease Resistance
• Cornell Uncorks the Grape Team

  Grape Breeding Procedures at Cornell:

• Grapevine Hybridization Procedures
• Disease Resistance Breeding at Geneva: Goals and Procedures

Grape Breeding at Geneva - Retrospective:

The Grape Bunch - 2013
(left to right - Steve, Beth, Ming-Te, Paola, Bruce (missing - Aaron Green))

The Grape Bunch - 2010
(left to right - Antonio, Andy, Ryan, Pat, Bruce, Paola, Steve)

The Grape Bunch - 2008

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Selected Resources for Growers

• Enology and Viticulture Program at Cornell
• Grape Pages, Robert Pool's links to information on viticultural topics
• Grape, Wine, and Viticulture References, Finger Lakes Grape Program Extension site, with a list of nursery sources
• Lake Erie Regional Grape Program and Northeast Weather Association
• North Carolina Grapes and Wine
• Grape Cultivars for the Upper Midwest - by Bruce Bordelon, Purdue University
• Purdue University, Indiana- Grape growing information from the Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
• Iowa State University - Viticulture Home Page
• Michigan State University - Viticulture and Enology Program
• Uncork New York! The New York State Wine and Grape Foundation
• UC Davis Dept. of Viticulture and Enology
• Information on wine and grapes from the UC Davis web site
• UC Davis Fruit and Nut Information Center, Grape Index
• Midwest Small Fruit and Grape Net
• Viticulture and Variety Evaluations, Leesburg, Virgina, USA
• Texas Tech University, Wine Marketing Research Institute
• Northwest Berry and Grape Information Net
• The Winegrape Glossary - long list of grape variety descriptions by Anthony Hawkins
• Missouri State University - Mountain Grove Fruit Science Department and Grape / Wine Center
• Viticulture and Enology Links - comprehensive listing of web resources in Viticulture and Enology
• Minnesota Grape Growers Association
• The Wines of Missouri
• Nebraska Winery and Grape Growers Association

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Selected Resources for Researchers (emphasis on grapevine breeding and genetics)

• International Grape Genome Program
• Plant Genetic Resources Unit - USDA collection of cold tolerant grape germplasm at Geneva, NY.
• Foundation Plant Services - Davis, California, source of clean planting stock, including Cornell varieties
• Grape Genetics Research Unit - USDA unit at Geneva, NY
• National Clonal Germplasm Repository - USDA collection of V. vinifera and other grapevine materials located at Davis, California.
• The Institute of Horticulture, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel. Newly revised and very informative web page.
• European Network for Grapevine Genetic Resources
• Vitis International Variety Catalog
• Greek Vitis Database
• UC Davis Dept. of Viticulture and Enology
• California State University, Fresno, California. Viticulture and Enology Research Center.
• Viticulture Research at FAMU, Florida
• CSIRO Plant Industry Research Programs, Australia
• Charles Sturt University, Australia - National Wine and Grape Industry Centre
• Dept. of Viticulture and Oenology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
• Institute for Grapevine Breeding, Geilweilerhof, Germany
• Geisenheim Research Centre, Institute for Viticulture and Grapevine Breeding, Germany {in German}
• Agricultural Institute of S.Michele all'Adige, Italy
• University of Udine, Italy - Dept. of Crop Science and Agr. Engineering - Pomology and Viticulture
• Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, Brock University, St. Catherines, Canada
• Institut Jules Guyot, Universite de Bourgogne, France
• Centre for Viticulture and Oenology, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand
• Centre viticole du Caudoz, Pully Switzerland, Station fédérale de recherches en production végétale de Changins
• Grapevine Microsatellite (SSR) Genotypes, results of local (S. Michele al'Adige, Italy) as well as published research summarized in a database format.
• Review of Genetic and Genomic Research on Grapevines, from the Missouri State University Library of Fruit Science

Graduate Study Opportunities at Cornell University

• The Graduate School, Cornell University
• The Graduate Field of Horticulture
• The Graduate Field of Plant Breeding
• Department of Horticulture, Cornell University, Ithaca
• Department of Plant Breeding Home Page

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Last modified 9 July 2015, Bruce Reisch.