University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Pathogen local adaptation shapes Pierce’s disease of grapevines outcomes under field conditions

ABSTRACT Climate change is broadly expected to increase the range of many plant diseases, yet the current status of local thermal adaptation in many pathogens is poorly understood. Xylella fastidiosa ( Xf ) is a global bacterial plant pathogen that causes Pierce’s disease (PD) of...

Whole orchard recycling in California's Central Valley: Benefits, management, and adoption

Abstract Whole orchard recycling (WOR) has become a common practice in California (CA) orchards and vineyards due to declining options for agricultural biomass disposal. WOR is the process by which entire orchards or vineyards are shredded into chips, spread onto the soil surface...