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Stakeholder participation and input is necessary to establish breeding priorities, understand industry direction, and for grapevine selection trialing. Maddy Oravec, Assistant Professor of Grape Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics, leads the...
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Crops
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  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
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Academic focus: Grapevine breeding, genetics and genomics Research summary: My research focuses on the genetic understanding and improvement of grapes, with an emphasis on fruit quality, environmental resilience and biotic resistance. We also...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Plants