Abbreviation for the "New York State Agricultural Experiment Station" in Geneva in the US state of New York; see under Cornell University.
The US institute NYSAES (New York State Agricultural Experiment Station) in Geneva, New York, in the AVA Finger Lakes region, began its viticultural research in the 1880s as a department of Cornell University.
One of the focal points is the development of frost and fungus-resistant grape varieties through complex crosses of American, European and Asian vines. Over 50 new varieties were created for the production of table grapes, grape juice and grape jelly, but also as wine grapes. These were Alden, Brocton, Buffalo,...
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