For more than a century, fruit breeders have been chasing a deceptively simple goal: a better grape. Not just sweeter or bigger, but seedless. At the University of Arkansas, that effort is now moving ...

A massive study that sequenced the DNA of more than 3,525 grape cultivars from around the world, published this month in the journal Science, has upended the history of how humans first domesticated ...

When Montse Reece first arrived in California, the wine industry struck her as “exciting and different” — two qualities the ...

In botany and horticulture, parthenocarpy (literally meaning virgin fruit) is the natural or artificially induced production of fruit without fertilization of ovules. The fruit is therefore seedless.

Blueberries are rich in antioxidants and nutrients that can lower blood pressure and decrease inflammation. Grapes may have heart health benefits by lowering cholesterol and improving insulin ...

Cold-climate grapes include varieties resulting from crossbreeding multiple grape species to create hybrid grapes suitable for production in cold-climate regions. Some native grape species that grow ...