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For many years, grape farmers in the southern United States have dreamed of creating an ideal grape by combining the strength and disease resistance of the Muscadine grape with the traditional wine quality of the Vinifera grape. In P9-15: The Lure of the Vine, Thomas DeWolf chronicles the attempts to hybridize the species. While many researchers concluded that it was impossible to hybridize the two grapes because of a difference in chromosome counts, other dedicated, far-sighted individuals persevered and created hybrids that are flourishing today. The breeding program began with the first successful Muscadine/Vinifera hybrid made by Charles Dearing in 1917, and continued up to the present time. From Dearing’s early cross to the discovery of the ultimate hybrid, P9-15, and its main offspring, Southern Home, DeWolf carries the reader beyond the bare scientific facts and breathes life into a fascinating story of discovery.
