Viticulture – Pest and Disease Session
Research Reports
Location: Marriott Portland Downtown Waterfront
Moderator:
R. Keith Striegler, E. & J. Gallo Winery
Speakers:
| 3:30 pm – 3:50 pm | Assessing Different Botrytis cinerea Strains Using Molecular Biological Methods Louis Backmann, Dienstleistungszentrum Ländlicher Raum (DLR) Rheinpfalz, Germany |
| 3:50 pm – 4:10 pm | How to Block the Spread of Pierce’s Disease: Gene-editing of the Pierce’s Disease Vector, the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Peter Atkinson, University of California, Riverside |
| 4:10 pm – 4:30 pm | Fungicide Resistance in Powdery and Downy Mildew in Australian Vineyards Ismail Ismail, South Australian Research & Development Institute |
| 4:30 pm – 4:50 pm | Field Application of Biofungicides to Control Powdery Mildew and Botrytis Bunch Rot on California Winegrape Shijian Zhuang, University of California, Fresno |
