I grew up with muscadine grapes. I liked them as a kid and still enjoy them today. In my opinion, they are a southern late summer and fall treat. Not everyone shares in my fondness for this native ...

Using new genetic markers, fruit breeders can now tell whether grapes will be seedless and self-pollinating even years before ...

Florida is home to several native grape species that belong to the genus Vitis. The most common and famous native grape is Vitis rotundifolia, also known as the muscadine grape. Muscadine grapes are ...

Spring will be here before you know it, and we are all looking forward to getting busy in our fields and gardens. This year you might want to consider starting a backyard vineyard or a small 1- to ...

Muscadine grapes on the vine. Credit: University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture The Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas won a $7 million competitive grant from the United States ...

Early to mid-summer is the best time to propagate muscadine grapes. Muscadine grapes are native to the southeastern United States. They are tolerant to most insects and diseases and normally can be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Muscadine grapes begin to grow at Vineyard Giving Farm on Monday, May 6, 2024. Muscadine grapes are native to Georgia, giving the ...

Grapes are one of the oldest and most extensively cultivated food crops in the world. The earliest archaeological evidence of the domesticated grape comes from an area between the Black Sea and Iran.

Muscadines, seen growing at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station's Fruit Research Station in Clarksville, are a species of native grape that resists many diseases and pests which can ...

Margaret Worthington, associate professor in the Department of Horticulture and director of the Fruit Breeding Program for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, joined colleagues in publishing ...