Areas that don’t typically see many infections could be in for a surprise this year, thanks to a wetter spring. Here are some tips to keep these diseases at bay.
VinSense LLC has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to fund expansion of a software program that helps growers make irrigation and other vineyard management decisions based on climate, weather, soil variation, and other factors.
California vineyards and wineries are working to preserve the land and their businesses for future generations as part of the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance Sustainable Winegrowing Program.
Spraying vineyard edges can provide greater control at a lesser cost. Researchers are working to make cost-effective, vineyard-specific edge-spraying equipment commercially available.
Plant scientists have discovered an enzyme that appears to play a big role in the leaf scorch that accompanies Pierce’s disease. The discovery could lead to new tools to combat the disease.