17/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday in Paris France and Italy officialised an agreement on the launch of the bilateral vine research programme. Financial commitment from the two countries rose to EUR 12 million (EUR 6 million each) and the programme will ultimately open to other interested countries. The programme aims to complete sequencing of the vine genome so that genetic factors can be explored which impact on vine resistance to disease and tolerance of environmental factors...