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Anthracnose
Early season disease (Phomopsis and Anthracnose) management tips
Our Chardonnay and some of the hybrid vines are in bud swell stage as of this week, and others are tagging along. It looks like we will see bud break very soon with warmer temperature (but next week should be cooler). One of the diseases you need to consider this time of the ye…
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Black Rot
Observations from the field
Some shoots of our vines are about to reach the second catch wire, but I saw many that were still about 10-12 inches too. It looks like series of rain during the month of April drove developments of black rot and Phomopsis. Although it was not severe, I found several vines with …
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Disease management
Early season disease reminder: Phomopsis cane and leaf spot
Our Chardonnay and some of the hybrid vines are in bud swell stage as of this week, and others are tagging along. It looks like we will see bud break very soon with warmer temperature coming up next week. One of the diseases you need to consider this time of the year is Phomo…
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Phomopsis
Early spring disease consideration: Phomopsis cane and leaf spot
Our 7-yr old Chardonnay vines are in bud swell stage, and others are tagging along. It looks like we will see bud break in a week or two. One of diseases you need to consider this time of the year is Phomopsis cane and leaf spot . It causes minor leaf spots,…
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Phomopsis
Early spring rains can promote Phomopsis development
Our young Chardonnay vines are in bud swell stage, and others are tagging along. It looks like we will see bud break in a week or two. One of diseases you need to consider this time of the year is Phomopsis cane and leaf spot . It causes minor leaf spots, but more importantly,…
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Downy Mildew
Phomopsis and Downy mildew observed at Winchester AREC
We had a short shower event last evening; however, it was short and relative humidity did not stay high for a long time. Thus, it was not a major disease infection event, except, probably downy mildew, since it only take about 90 min under optimal condition. Speaking of downy m…
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Growth Stage
50% bud-break for our Chardonnay plus Phomopsis risk
Our 5-yr old Chardonnay is about 50% bud break stage as of today. At this time of the year, the number-one concern is Phomopsis cane and leaf spot. They produce spores on old infected cordons and trunks during the spring, and they can infect tissues even if te…
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