Trial vineyard has 4000 plants grown in lab

Country Life

English - April 22, 2023 05:26 - 14 minutes - 12.8 MB
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Scientists are researching how "jumping genes" can be used to develop more robust pinot noir grapes that still have an iconic New Zealand flavour. Dr Ross Bicknell and Dr Philippa Barrell from Plant and Food Research are leading the project, which involves developing new genetic variants.