Researchers demonstrate that fruit and wine quality are not affected by grafting
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 09:01
in Biology & Nature
While Washington winemakers grow most of their grapes on their natural rootstock, the coveted quality of their crop--and wines--is unlikely to change if they join the rest of the world and start grafting their varieties to more disease- and pest-resistant roots. That day will probably come, say WSU experts, but growers have little to fear.