'Grapes of Wrath': Stomping out grape disease one vineyard at a time

(Rochester Institute of Technology) Cracking the genetic code of a common disease affecting grape production could improve vineyard management and help protect the multibillion-dollar grape and wine industry. A Rochester Institute of Technology scientist and an Rochester Institute of Technology alumnus are close to completing the genetic blueprint, or microbiome, of grape crown gall tumor disease -- the bane of vineyards worldwide.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 14, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news