ARI-516 - New Hybrid Variety of Grapes

Recently, scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), an autonomous institute ofDepartment of Science and Technology(DST), have developed a hybrid variety of grapes called ARI-516.

About ARI-516

  • The hybrid variety ARI-516 has been developed by interbreeding of two species from the same genus -Catawba variety of Vitis labrusca and Beauty seedless variety of Vitis vinifera.
  • The fungal resistance of ARI-516 has been derived from Catawba, which is an American grape variety.
  • It is tolerant to downy and powdery mildew diseases as well as to anthracnose disease, a group of fungal diseases that affect a variety of plants in warm, humid areas.
  • It has superior ....
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