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At the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

North American Grape Breeders visit the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

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Dr. Chin-Feng Hwang and Missouri State University is hosting the North American Grape Breeders Conference this year. The group began their two day conference with a Welcome from Dr. Jim Baker, VP of Sponsored Research and International Programs followed by introductions and research presentations by Dr. Wenping Qiu and Dr. Hwang. Then the group divided up taking turns to tour the field and research area as well as the winery and distillery.

The tour ended with a delicious lunch!

Dr. Jim Baker, VP of Sponsored Research and International Programs, Welcomes the North American Grape Breeders to the Mountain Grove Campus
Dr. Jim Baker, VP of Sponsored Research and International Programs, Welcomes the North American Grape Breeders to the Mountain Grove Campus

 

Dr. Qiu fields questions on his research program
Dr. Qiu fields questions on his research program

 

Dr. Hwang presents information on his marker assisted grape breeding projects
Dr. Hwang presents information on his marker assisted grape breeding projects

 

The lectures were followed by a tasting of Missouri State Wines
The lectures were followed by a tasting of Missouri State Wines (photos of wine tasting by Susanne Howard)

 

The group takes a tour of the field area and listen to Dr. Qiu talk about the visur indexing program
The group takes a tour of the field area and listen to Dr. Qiu talk about the virus indexing program (Photo by Jeremy Emery)

 

Dr. Hwang and Dr. Surya Sapkota discuss the grape crosses
Dr. Hwang and Dr. Surya Sapkota discuss the grape crosses (photo by Jeremy Emery)

 

The grape breeders take a close-up look at the genomics vineyard
The grape breeders take a close-up look at the genomics vineyard (photo by Jeremy Emery)

 

C. J. explains how the grapes are processed
C. J. explains how the grapes are processed

 

After the crush pad, the group tours the winery
After the crush pad, the group tours the winery