Florida is home to several native grape species that belong to the genus Vitis. The most common and famous native grape is Vitis rotundifolia, also known as the muscadine grape. Muscadine grapes are ...

Arkansas researchers are accelerating the push for seedless muscadines, using DNA tools to speed breeding and expand markets ...

Grapes are one of the oldest and most extensively cultivated food crops in the world. The earliest archaeological evidence of the domesticated grape comes from an area between the Black Sea and Iran.

Islam El-Sharkawy, PhD is an associate professor at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and is currently researching how grapes can be used to prevent and treat disease. Protiva Das, PhD , ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — With support from a $7 million grant that was received from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, a team comprised of 32 people from ...

There's problem, though. Many people have a hard time getting past the thick skin and bitter seeds of the muscadine. Not totally unexpected for a fruit that takes its name from the smell of a male ...

Muscadine grapes are typically ready to harvest in the late summer to early fall, such as August and September. While muscadines are sweet and can be enjoyed straight off the vine, they can also be ...