Kuban is ready to provide Russian winegrowers with about a thousand varieties of grapes

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Published Mar 28, 2024

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The Kuban State Agrarian University has significantly expanded its ampelographic collection, now featuring 1,000 grape seedlings, including both renowned and frost-resistant varieties. These seedlings have successfully undergone environmental testing, demonstrating their viability in regions beyond the south of Russia and attracting interest from various areas. The university is dedicated to preserving the grape gene pool and advising national wine-growing farms on the best varieties. In 2023, a digital vineyard project was initiated as part of a strategic initiative to improve grape and wine quality through precise maintenance timing and plant condition monitoring. Located in the Krasnodar region, a leading area in Russian viticulture and winemaking responsible for 43% of the country's wine and champagne production, the university's efforts are at the forefront of advancing the industry.

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Among them there are also frost-resistant The ampelographic collection of the Kuban State Agrarian University has increased threefold since its creation (2023), Vyacheslav Cherkunov, deputy head of the Kuban State Agrarian University’s department for genetics and plant breeding, told TASS. “We started with only 300 varieties. To date, the number has tripled and amounted to 1,000 grape seedlings. Among them are such well-known ones as “Chardonnay”, “Merlot”, “Riesling”, as well as “Firstborn of Magarych”, “Ruby of Golodriga”, “Platovsky”, which are also popular among Kuban winegrowers. They may be less known than the classic varieties, but they are frost-resistant and require less maintenance work and agrotechnical practices when growing,” the scientist said. As the researcher clarified, all samples passed environmental tests, which confirmed that the seedlings can be cultivated not only in the south of Russia. “Requests for Kuban seedlings come from the Belgorod, Samara and ...

Source: Specagro