VitisGen Students and Staff: Where are they now?
The USDA-funded VitisGen and VitisGen2 projects have provided the training ground for several students and post-docs. We asked former students, post-docs and technical staff how their participation in VitisGen influenced their career development.
Mapping the Way to the Next Generation of Grapes
Launched in September 2017 to expand on work from the first VitisGen project, the VitisGen2 project is a multi-institution research collaboration funded by the USDA-NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative for the development of new grape varieties to meet these goals. The goals of the VitisGen2 Project are to:
- Develop novel methods to improve wine, table, and raisin grape taste, quality, and appearance, such as through plant breeding and genomics.
- Identify and address threats from diseases and insect pests.
- Develop novel methods to improve resistance to these pests and diseases.
- Improve production efficiency and profitability long term throughout the table grape, raisin, and wine industry.