Foundation Plant Services' Sue Sim explains the process and benefits of using microshoot tip therapy for virus elimination in a new Western Farm Press article.
Congratulations to Rhonda Smith on her retirement! The Heroine of the Vineyards emerged as Sonoma County's resident expert on all things wine grape during her nearly 34 years as the viticulture advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension.
Wine quality is affected by a very common disease, leafroll disease, which reduces sugar content and color of grapes and increases acidity. Leafroll disease is caused by one or more viruses in the grapevine leafroll virus species.
