Posts by Jim Catalano

Jim Catalano is a freelance writer for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
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Vine Removal Technique Foils Devastating Grape Disease

By Jim Catalano / July 4, 2022

There’s no cure for leafroll disease, but scientists at Cornell AgriTech have documented a new technique that can reduce the incidence of leafroll disease in commercial vineyards. Removing not only a diseased grapevine but the two vines on either side of it can reduce the incidence of leafroll disease, a long-standing bane of vineyards around…

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