Agricultural antifreeze? Sask. researchers say spray could help wine grapes handle cold better
Research shows a spray created from a key plant hormone could change the game for vineyards across Canada.
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![Jim Willwerth, who studies grape vines at Brock University in St. Catherines, Ont., samples vines at his laboratory in winter. Willwerth is part of a research team studying the effectiveness of a plant hormone spray on wine grapes to make them more resistant to cold temperatures. Jim Willwerth poses for a photo as he cuts wine grape vines in his field in winter.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7222386.1717357045!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/jim-willwerth-brock-u-wine-grape-sampling-winter.jpg)
Research shows a spray created from a key plant hormone could change the game for vineyards across Canada.