WSU Viticulture Expert Authors Grapevine Science Textbook

Posted by Christina Herrick|January 25, 2010

Chateau Ste. Michelle Distinguished Professor of Viticulture Markus Keller (Washington State University) is the author of the soon-to-be-released “The Science of Grapevines: Anatomy and Physiology.” Published by Elsevier’s Academic Press of Burlington, MA, the textbook is slated for a Feb. 12 publication date.

“The Science of Grapevines” is already an Amazon.com bestseller in the plants/physiology category. “I took a global perspective in discussing how grapevines are built and how they work,” says Keller. He has worked in the vineyards of his native Switzerland, where he also earned master’s and doctoral degrees. In addition to teaching in Switzerland, Washington, Australia, and Argentina, he has also conducted research in Australia and New York. He’s currently based in Washington wine country at WSU’s Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser.

“The Science of Grapevines” addresses not only the specific issues and concerns of grapevines from regions around the world, but includes emerging topics such as global climate change, water availability, salinity, and more.

Find the book on Amazon.com here.