Botryosphaeria-related dieback and control investigated in noncoastal California grapevines

Dieback, or “dead arm,” in noncoastal California grapevines is most commonly caused by Botryosphaeria spp. Using Koch's postulates, we demonstrated that isolates of B. obtusa are pathogenic on grapevines. We initiated studies to investigate the life cycle of B. obtusa...

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Main Authors: Lynn Epstein, Kaur Sukhwinder, Jean VanderGheynst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 2008-05-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v062n04p161