The next time you visit one of the many vineyards around the Finger Lakes region, take a closer look at the grape vines. While leaves may appear perfectly lush, healthy and green, there may be disease ...

Grapevines are vital to global agriculture and the wine industry, yet their susceptibility to mildew diseases, notably powdery and downy mildew, poses a significant threat. Recent advances in ...

Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) pose a significant threat to the sustainability and productivity of vineyards worldwide. These diseases are caused by a diverse and evolving range of fungal pathogens, ...

Grapegrowers now have a better understanding of how to reduce the risk of infection in their vines from grapevine drunk ...

Grapevine diseases like white rot pose growing threats to global viticulture, leading to major yield losses and economic setbacks. While cultivated varieties boast desirable fruit traits, they often ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

A robot rolling through vineyards can now spot grape diseases as accurately as trained human scouts, according to the Cornell Chronicle. The autonomous “PhytoPatholoBot” uses AI and GPS to scan ...

Flavescence dorée, a dreaded grapevine disease among winegrowers, is spreading beyond cultivated vineyards. A joint study by ...

A research team identified 12 vesicle-associated protein-membrane protein (VAP27) genes in the grapevine genome by bioinformatics, revealing their diverse subcellular localizations and roles in ...