The Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique was founded in France in 1946 under the joint supervision of the Ministries of Research and Agriculture. The main tasks of this public research institution are scientific studies in more than 20 locations concerning agriculture. There is close cooperation with the École Nationale Supérieur Agronomique in Montpellier, a branch of the University of Bordeaux. Viticultural research is carried out in Marseillan in the department of Hérault (Languedoc) in the...