Are gone-wild grapevines a danger to viticulture?

Flavescence dorée, a dreaded grapevine disease among winegrowers, is spreading beyond cultivated vineyards. A joint study by ...
Yahoo

NASA technology can spot wine grape disease from the sky. The world's food supply could benefit

A drone image captures a grateful message scrawled in a vineyard in the Lodi, Calif., region by growers who collaborated with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on research to detect a crop-destroying ...
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NASA can spot wine grape disease from California skies. Here’s the economic impact

In a recent study, scientists detected infection in cabernet sauvignon grapevines before it was visible to the human eye, according to a California Institute of Technology news release. The grape ...
The Columbian

NASA sees grape disease from sky

A drone image captures a grateful message scrawled in a vineyard in the Lodi, Calif., region by growers who collaborated with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on research to detect a crop-destroying ...
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Texas wine grape growers see uptick in Pierce’s disease

Pierce’s disease is an ever-present factor for Texas wine grape growers. Advancements in resistant wine grape varieties and science-based control methods have helped vineyard operators manage the ...
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How NASA's Sky-High Tech Helps Wine Makers Look For Grape Disease

When you think of NASA research, the first thing you likely think of is exploring space: looking out at distant stars and planets, learning about far-off galaxies, and using high-tech instruments like ...
The Post-Journal

New Grape Specialist Joins Cornell Team

PORTLAND — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s Lake Erie Regional Grape Program is excited to announce the arrival of Dr. German Vargas as the new statewide Grape Integrated Pest ...
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Spotted lanternflies love grapevines, and that’s bad for Pennsylvania’s wine industry

Spotted lanternfly season is back in Pennsylvania. The polka-dotted, gray-and-red-winged adult insects make their appearance each July and tend to hang around until December. It’s an unwelcome summer ...
Agri-Pulse

Study: Pierce’s Disease Control Program reduces grape production costs

A California Department of Food and Agriculture-funded evaluation found that growers affected by Pierce’s disease would spend nearly $56 million more annually without official intervention. Pierce’s ...
Los Angeles Times

NASA technology can spot wine grape disease from the sky. The world’s food supply could benefit

Cutting-edge NASA imaging technology can detect early signs of a plant virus that, if unaddressed, often proves devastating for wineries and grape growers, new research has found. While the ...