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

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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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
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spelling doaj-91bd14b02b304a4b927743dfc4b8354c2020-11-25T02:29:21ZengUniversity of California Agriculture and Natural ResourcesCalifornia Agriculture0008-08452160-80911991-03-01452303210.3733/ca.v045n02p3010.3733/cav045n02_13Phylloxera on rise…: Deadly insect pest poses increased risk to north coast vineyardsJeffrey Granett0John A. De Benedictis1James Wolpert2Edward Weber3Austin C. Goheen4Jeffrey Granett is Professor and Chair, Department of Entomology, UC DavisJohn A. DeBenedictis is Staff Research Associate, Departrnent of Entomology, UC DavisJames A. Wolpert is Extension Viticulturalist, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC DavisEdward Weber is Viticulture Farm Advisor, NapaCountyAustin C. Goheen is Plant Pathologist, emeritis, UC Davis and USDA-ARS.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 AxR#l are equally susceptible to damage by this insect, a form of plant lice. The insect has spread from two sites in 1983 to more than 70 sites in those two counties; spread to other grapegrowing counties is likely.http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v045n02p30
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Phylloxera on rise…: Deadly insect pest poses increased risk to north coast vineyards
California Agriculture
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title Phylloxera on rise…: Deadly insect pest poses increased risk to north coast vineyards
title_short Phylloxera on rise…: Deadly insect pest poses increased risk to north coast vineyards
title_full Phylloxera on rise…: Deadly insect pest poses increased risk to north coast vineyards
title_fullStr Phylloxera on rise…: Deadly insect pest poses increased risk to north coast vineyards
title_full_unstemmed Phylloxera on rise…: Deadly insect pest poses increased risk to north coast vineyards
title_sort phylloxera on rise…: deadly insect pest poses increased risk to north coast vineyards
publisher University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
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2160-8091
publishDate 1991-03-01
description 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 AxR#l are equally susceptible to damage by this insect, a form of plant lice. The insect has spread from two sites in 1983 to more than 70 sites in those two counties; spread to other grapegrowing counties is likely.
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