Welcome to VitisGen


VitisGen1

The first VitisGen project, funded from 2012 to 2016 recently concluded. The VitisGen1 project website is archived here.


Funding for VitisGen "Accelerating grape cultivar improvement via phenotyping centers and next generation markers" was provided by a Specialty Crop Research Initiative Competitive Grant, Award No. 2011-51181-30635, of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. This site is hosted at Cornell University. Copyright © 2013.

VitisGen3

The VitisGen3 project, started in 2023, continues research and outreach efforts started with the first and second VitisGen projects. Click here to go to the VitisGen3 website.


Funding for VitisGen3 is provided by a Specialty Crop Research Initiative Competitive Grant, of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.



What is VitisGen?

VitisGen,VitisGen2 and VitisGen3 are multi-disciplinary, collaborative projects focused on decreasing the time, effort and cost involved in developing the next generation of grapes. Incorporating cutting edge genomics technology and socioeconomic research into the traditional grape breeding process will speed up the ability to identify important genes related consumer-valued traits like disease resistance, low temperature tolerance and enhanced fruit quality. Identifying these genes will help grape breeding programs from around the world to more rapidly develop new grape varieties that will appeal to a wide range of consumers, while also addressing grower and producer needs.

VitisGen represents a new model of scientific collaboration. The integration of the needs of multiple interests—breeders, growers, fruit processors and consumers—into a single outcome will result in novel grape varieties that are beneficial to producers, processors and consumers.


Funding for VitisGen "Accelerating grape cultivar improvement via phenotyping centers and next generation markers" is provided by a Specialty Crop Research Initiative Competitive Grant, Award No. 2011-51181-30635, of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. This site is hosted at Cornell University. Copyright © 2013.