Question

chapter 6: the french wine industry in the late 19th century was saved by grafting shoots of european wine grape vines onto roots of grape vines from ____ that were resistant to the sap - sucking aphids that were killing the european grape vines. select one: a. germany b. brazil c. united states d. china

Explanation:

In the late 19th - century, the French wine industry was saved from phylloxera (sap - sucking aphids) by grafting European grapevine shoots onto resistant rootstocks from the United States. These rootstocks were resistant to the aphids that were killing European grapevines.

Answer:

C. United States