Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) with focus on viticulture area expansion in Tamil Nadu has introduced high-yielding, export potential, coloured grape varieties under open and protected cultivation to boost grape growers.
The coloured grape varieties are: Jyoti seedless, Krishna seedless, Saritha seedless, A-18, Manjari Medika, Red Globe and Sharad seedless. The university is collaborating with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Indian Council of Agricultural Research-All India Coordinated Research Products (ICAR – AICRP) (Fruits), Bengaluru and National Research Centre for Grapes (NRCG), Pune, to strengthen research.
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