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The use of breeding and genetics to boost crop productivity and quality, and the use of agricultural chemicals to protect crops and enhance plant growth, were the two prominent features of agriculture in the 20th century (Dandekar and Gutterson 2000). In the 21st century, in addition to provide necessary nutrients, crops are also expected to improve consumers’ health. Integrating conventional technologies with those based on molecular biology and genomics could make this objective possible, since enhancing the desirable characteristics of agricultural crops, while reducing the expression of undesirable ones, is currently feasible for a variety of crops, including grape (Grant 2002).
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(2007). Grape. In: Pua, EC., Davey, M. (eds) Transgenic Crops V. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 60. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49161-3_8
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