Institut national de la recherche agronomique
| Formation | 1946 |
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| Type | Governmental organisation |
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President | François Houllier |
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The Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA, pronounced [inʁa]; English: National Institute of Agronomic Research) is a French public research institute dedicated to scientific studies concerning agriculture. It was founded in 1946 and is a Public Scientific and Technical Research Establishment under the joint authority of the Ministries of Research and Agriculture.
Research on wine and grapes
INRA maintains a collection of vines at Domaine de Vassal, in Marseillan near Sète, a site where phylloxera cannot survive. [1]Gouais blanc can be found there.
Researches on vine cultivation are conducted in Pech Rouge estate, in Gruissan.[2] INRA also owns the Château Couhins wine-producing estate near Bordeaux.
Many wine grapes have been created at INRA stations including Ederena.[3]
INRA was a member of the consortium for the genome sequencing of Vitis vinifera in 2007.
See also
References
- ↑ Domaine de Vassal at www1.montpellier.inra.fr
- ↑ Pech Rouge at www1.montpellier.inra.fr
- ↑ J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours pg 322, Allen Lane 2012 ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2
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