The Utilization of Chinese Wild Grape Species in Production and Breeding

China has a long history in the use of Vitis wild species. In chinese Vitis wild species,V. davidii not only has larger berry size,but also presents higher disease resistance and tolerance to hot climates,so it can be used as table grape directly. The people live in Jiangxi,Fujian,Hunan,and Guizhou provinces usually cultivate this kind of Vitis wild as a table grape. The fruit of several Vitis wild species have been used in winemaking in many parts of China,among which V. amurensis is the most valuable one. There are plenty of V. amurensis resources in Changbai Mountain. Some wineries have used this Vitis wild in winemaking for 90 years. Some species have been used as rootstocks and breeding materials for resistance to biotic and abiotic environmental factors. Considerable achievements in studying and utilizing wild grape germplasm resources have been made since the 1950's. V. amurensis was the first species to be successfully domesticated. Grape researchers did a series of selection and domestication studies on the species in the Northeast part of China,and after many years they had selected a series of fine varieties and types. At the same time,a series of work on cultivation and extension on the varieties of V. amurensis was carried out. Selection studies had also been conducted on V. quinquangularis Rehd. in the central part of China. Du' an winery of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region,Zaoyang county of Hubei province,and Danfeng county of Shaanxi province use the fruit of V. quiquangularis to make the special wine. Wineries in Feixian county of Shandong province and Zuopgong county of Tibet use the local wild grapes as wine materials. This paper had reviewed the existing literatures and analyzed the utilization of Chinese wild grape species in production and breeding. The requirements of Chinese wild grape species for garpe genetic improviment were discussed.