Analyzing Salt Stress in Vines

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Researchers are finally getting a chance to find wine grape growers help for salt stress.

Analyzing Salt Stress in Vines

Researchers have been unable to duplicate field salt stress findings for grapevines in a lab. Because field studies take seven years to produce good results, researchers were having a tough time looking into helping salt stress problems. UC Davis Researcher Kevin Fort gave the trial a shot as well and ended up with duplicate findings, albeit on accident.