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The Minister of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerda, said yesterday that the genetic improvement of the vine "is a necessary tool to meet the challenges of viticulture."

Cerda was speaking on the occasion of the 'Day XXV Transfer of Research Results', held at the Center for Integrated Agricultural Training and Experience (CIFEA) of Jumilla.

The official said the regional Murcian Institute of Agricultural Research and Development and Food (IMIDA) "is the only body in Spain working on genetic improvement of grapevine, in table grapes, as grape wine."

In this regard revealed that some future challenges posed such as "delivering improved quality, disease-resistant varieties and better adapted to conditions of increased temperature and extreme heat."

The counselor noted that "for 25 years, the IMIDA organizing this conference to transfer knowledge from the industry the results of their investigations and trials in both viticulture and enology."

The Research Group of Viticulture and Enology IMIDA work began in 1997 to obtain new varieties for winemaking, starting from selected clones of Monastrell variety, crossing them with Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Tempranillo and Barbera.

For this crosses performed Monastrell corresponding with varieties mentioned.

It currently has under study a total of 1,033 hybrids in which, in addition to agronomic traits, it is necessary to study the behavior of potential new wine varieties in different areas.

The objective of this work, the counselor said, "is to obtain new varieties with the characteristics of hardiness and good adaptation to soil and climate of Murcia".

Technical Conference

Throughout the Day, IMIDA researchers and the University of Murcia sector presented the results of tests conducted to obtain new varieties for wine.

Attendees were also able to test the first wine produced in the Experimental Winery in hybrid offspring of crosses preselected 'Monastrell x Cabernet Sauvignon' and 'Monastrell x Syrah'.

The program included the following papers: 'The biotechnology for improving the vine', 'Interest Monastrell hybrids to select plants very different phenolic characteristics',' Composition phenolic hybrid wines made from Monastrell 'and' Data White Hybrid preliminary Monastrell '.

Source: CARM