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Virus-resistant Grapevines

ScienceDaily  Wed, 07/08/2009 - 09:15

Viruses can cost winegrowers an entire harvest. If they infest the grapevines, even pesticides are often no use.

What’s more, these chemicals are harmful to the environment. Researchers are growing plants that produce antibodies against the viruses and are thus immune.


 

Virus-resistant grapevines

EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Wed, 07/01/2009 - 22:00

(Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) Viruses can cost winegrowers an entire harvest. If they infest the grapevines, even pesticides are often no use.

What's more, these chemicals are harmful to the environment. Researchers are growing plants that produce antibodies against the viruses and are thus immune.