Fruit scientific research in New China in the past 70 years:Grape

Grapes(Vitis spp.)are one of the oldest cultivated plants. China has an ancient history of viticulture and enology. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China 70 years ago, the grape industry in China has made rapid progress, supported strongly by the achievements in scientific research. This paper reviews the scientific research and development process in various fields of grape industry in the past 70 years, including the grape resource evaluation and utilization, viticulture and vineyard soil fertility, grape pest and disease management, table grape storage and preservation, enology and vineyard mechanization,which could provide practical guidance for future grape scientific research and production applications.