O47-16-10: A Pierce’s Disease-resistant and Premium Wine Producing Bunch Grape Hybrid with Later Bud Burst in Spring

Abstract

‘O47-16-10’ is a newly developed breeding line at the Viticulture Center, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Fl. This premium wine producing bunch grape is superior in being adaptable to Florida’s hot-humid growing environment and is resistant to Pierce’s Disease. It posses several additional advantages preferred by grape industry, such as self-fertile flowers, high productivity, and low ripe rot during ripening. The later starting of vegetative activity of the vine in spring could minimize the frequent later frost damage for the grape industry in Florida.