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A cultivated Common Grape Vine, Vitis vinifera subsp. vinifera. Use of grapes is known to date back to Neolithic times, following the discovery in 1996 of 7,000-year-old wine storage jars in present-day northern Iran. [26] Further evidence shows the Mesopotamians and Ancient Egyptians had vine plantations and winemaking skills.
Vitis (grapevine) is a genus of 81 accepted species [5] of vining plants in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. The genus consists of species predominantly from the Northern Hemisphere. It is economically important as the source of grapes, both for direct consumption of the fruit and for fermentation to produce wine.
For a complete list of all grape species, including those unimportant to agriculture, see Vitis. The term grape variety refers to cultivars (rather than the botanical varieties that must be named according to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants).
In its native range, the vine has traditional medicinal uses (China, Korea) and as a culinary sweetener (Japan). Both within and outside of East Asia, the plant is primarily used as an ornamental plant. Cultivars include 'Veitchii'. [5] Like the related Virginia creeper, P. tricuspidata is widely grown to cover the façades of masonry buildings.
A few are moderately fertile, and have been used in breeding. A commercially available Euvitis × Muscadinia hybrid is the Southern Home cultivar. [9] [2] Muscadines are hearty grapes with thick and tough skin that protects them from many plant diseases. [10] These grapes nonetheless appear to be susceptible to parasitic nematodes. [11]
Concord grapes are often used to make grape jelly and are only occasionally available as table grapes, [5] especially in New England.They are the usual grapes used in the jelly for the traditional peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and Concord grape jelly is a staple product in U.S. supermarkets.
Here’s a look back at Fort Worth Star-Telegram photos capturing everyday life in Grapevine from the 1920s through the 1950s. ... June 1939: Grapevine’s WPA canning plant, which produces ...
The vital system of plant life where sunlight energy is trapped by chlorophyll in the leaves and is converted in chemical energy (such as the sugar glucose) that is used throughout the grapevine. Phylloxera A minute (ca. 0.75 mm) underground insect that kills grape vines by attacking their roots. Pip Grape seeds. Pourriture noble French term ...