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Grape Man of Texas
Roy Renfro
其他書名
Thomas Volney Munson and the origins of American viticulture
出版Board and Bench Publishing, 2008-10-01
主題Biography & Autobiography / Culinary
ISBN19358795889781935879589
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=lctPDAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Grape Man of Texas is the first biography of Thomas Volney Munson (1843-1913), the internationally recognized horticulturist who developed over 300 new varieties of grapes, some of which are still grown today on almost every continent. He is perhaps best known for his work in fighting the phylloxera epidemic of the late nineteenth century, which nearly destroyed the world's vineyards. His solution—grafting vinifera onto certain resistant native rootstocks from Texas—earned him the Chevalier du Merite Agricole in the French Legion of Honor and numerous accolades. This second edition introduces new insights into the phylloxera period, Munson's many papers and publications, and his far-sighted grasp of the needs of twentieth century agriculture and transportation. It details the continuing influence of both his research and his hybrid grapes on modern viticulture and new varieties of vitis that have been bred from them around the world.