See under VIVC.
Short for "Vitis International Variety Catalogue", a comprehensive database on grapevine varieties of the genus Vitis (see under vine systematics). It was founded in 1983 by the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof in Siebeldingen-Pfalz (Germany), the foundation stone being laid by Professor Dr. Dr. Gerhardt Erich Alleweldt (1927-2005). Initially, support was provided by the...
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