UNAB leads collaborative project for virus surveillance in Chilean vineyards

Published 2024년 11월 13일

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A research project in Chile, funded by the National Research and Development Agency (ANID), is using advanced DNA sequencing technology to monitor viruses affecting vineyards and improve grape and wine quality. The project aims to address the lack of an updated registry of viruses in Chile and improve phytosanitary surveillance. The project involves collaboration from various research centers, wine companies, and laboratories, and is creating a database of viral variants circulating in Chile. The data will be used to standardize and validate rapid and cost-effective detection methods, ultimately reducing response times and analysis costs. The participation of collaborating vineyards is considered crucial for the project's success.

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Less productive vines, lower quality grapes and wines, and reduced longevity of vineyards are some of the effects caused by virus-related diseases in vines, which generate considerable losses for the wine industry, with the consequent economic impacts for the country. To address this scenario, an IDeA R&D project funded by the National Research and Development Agency (ANID) seeks to improve the health status of vineyards through a genetic monitoring program to monitor the main variants of viruses that affect these crops in Chile. In this way, it aims to improve the quality of wines and grapes and reduce the economic impact that viruses produce when affecting national vines. This is a collaborative project involving researchers from three research centers at the Andrés Bello University, in collaboration with UC Davis Chile, the University of Chile, the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), the Univiveros and Nueva Vid nurseries, the Concha y Toro, Santa Carolina and Luis Felipe ...

Source: Portaldelcampo