Phylloxera on rise…: Deadly insect pest poses increased risk to north coast vineyards

Resistant rootstocks protect grape vines from phylloxera; however, a new form of this insect, Biotype B, threatens the survival of 70% of Napa and Sonoma County vineyards, those which are planted on the rootstock AxR#1. Research demonstrates that different accessions of Ax...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jeffrey Granett, John A. De Benedictis, James Wolpert, Edward Weber, Austin C. Goheen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1991-03-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v045n02p30