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Grapevines are more drought-tolerant than thought

When pushed to the limits, the plants survive

Zinfandel grapevine

GRAPE SHOT Grapevines, like this healthy Zinfandel plant, have an incredible resilience to drought, a new study shows.

G.A. Gambetta, S.D. Castellarin

By Dan Garisto

- More than 2 years ago

The latest word on the grapevine is promising.

During more than a decade of observation, grapevines in Napa, Calif., and Bordeaux, France, never reached lethal levels of dehydration from seasonal drought, researchers report online January 31 in Science Advances.