Under the current and future climate crisis, a significant rise in soil salinity will likely affect vine productivity several Mediterranean regions. During present research, rootstock effects on tolerance of Merlot Cabernet Franc grapevine cultivars were studied. In pot hydroponic culture, own-rooted or grafted onto rootstocks 1103 P 101-14 Mgt drip-irrigated with saline water. A completely ran...

Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3) is a worldwide pathogen of Vitis negatively affecting wine production. In red berry cultivars grown in New Zealand, the foliar changes to GLRaV-3-infected vines inform decisions on vine removal (roguing). However, roguing does not always contain GLRaV-3 spread presence an insect vector like mealybug, Pseudococcus calceolariae. Virus incidence and ...