Pinot Regina red wine grapes

Resistance breeding of grapes has been going on since the end of the 19th century, with some minor successes, and has enjoyed a renaissance with renewed vigour in the last 20 years. The main reason for encouraging resistance breeding in vines is that, although only 2% of the EU's agricultural area is under vines, 50% of the pesticides applied are used there. The ECOPHYTO plan calls for a 50% reduction in the amount of pesticides applied by 2018 and 53 active substances have been phased out. Therefore, there is a particular need for new innovative, nematode resistant varieties for sustainable, environmentally friendly viticulture practices. Resistant varieties do not need to be sprayed (as much), making them much more cost-effective and environmentally friendly to grow. Such vines have a huge competitive advantage in the market and great potential.

 

Development level
TRL8
IP Status
An application for plant variety protection was filed with the Community Plant Variety Office of the European Union on 26 October 2017.
Field of science

CONTACT

József Nagyréti dr.

innovation manager
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