Making Sense Of Weight Loss
Obesity is on the march. The numbers are plain. - 127 million adults within the U.S. Are ob…
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Botrytis
Disease management considerations toward bunch closure
In a typical year, the fourth of July weekend is the time the critical period for cluster infection by downy mildew, powdery mildew, and black rot will end for many of us because it will be about 5-6 weeks after bloom. (Bloom this year was about 1-2 weeks ahead of typical years,…
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Botrytis
Rain rain...
It has been pretty wet week so far. At Winchester, we observed about 11 hours of wetness on the 26th with an average temperature of 64F, 50+ hours (and counting) from the 28th to today with an average temperature of 61F. It is certainly long and warm enough for Botrytis infectio…
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Sour rot
Sour rot recap
Dr. Wayne Wilcox at Cornell University wrote an article on sour rot management on " Finger Lakes Vineyard Notes ". (The link will open a pdf file) Please check it out. Results from his research group is showing that 1) good canopy management matters, and 2) managemen…
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Botrytis
Late season disease management considerations
Some of our early cultivars such as Alandale is changing it color. It is just a matter of time to see other cultivar to enter phase of veraison. Hopefully, we will keep seeing dry weather with little bit of rain here and there.... There are several diseases to be considered at…
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Sour rot
Note on sour rot
As the harvest approaches (plus recent rain events in some part of VA), I am receiving several emails on sour rot. It is often confused, but not all late season rots are sour rot. Sour rot is basically a disease caused by bacteria that form acetic acid, such as Acetobactor an…
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Disease management
Seasonal Disease Management Consideration toward the end of the season.
Finally, we are having relatively dry weeks! Most of us are about to finish critical time where clusters are susceptible to infection by downy mildew, powdery mildew, and black rot. This critical time varies by varieties, but in general 4 to 6 weeks and 3-4…
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