The Vancouver Sun - July 31, 2023 Could B.C. hops growers mirror wine industry success? With use of genomics, they hope so
A vine found twisted around a telephone pole in Chilliwack could provide the key to a new hops variety that revolutionizes the B.C. hops industry.At least, that’s the hope, says Mathias Schuetz, a biology professor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, who works in the school’s applied genomics centre.Farmers and biologists are in the fifth year of a high-stakes hunt for a plant that’s both suited to B.C.’s rainy climate and makes great beer.
