Research Presentations on Demand

March 2022

PD Research Symposium recordings now online
PD/GWSS Board-funded researcher honored
See you at WiVi Central Coast on March 31
Learning Opportunities

Research on Demand: PD Research Symposium Recordings Now Online

We are pleased to share recordings of select presentations from the 2021 Pierce’s Disease Research Symposium on our YouTube channel, including:

Opening:
Welcome
Overview of Pierce’s Disease Control Program and PD/GWSS Board
Winegrape Grower Outreach Update

The Use of Transgenic Rootstocks to Suppress PD

Pierce’s Disease Resistant Varieties Current and Future

Virulence Differences in Xylella fastidiosa Isolates Collected from Grape in California

Local Adaptation of Xylella fastidiosa Strains in California: Genomics and Insights from the Field

Optimizing Paraburkholderia for Pierce’s Disease Control

Zinc Nanoparticles Against Xylella fastidiosa

Gene Editing in Grapevines Using Protoplasts

Learn about all PD/GWSS Board research projects in the 2021 Pierce’s Disease Research Projects at a Glance and 2021 Pierce’s Disease Symposium Proceedings.

PD/GWSS Board-Funded Researcher Honored

Dr. Rodrigo P. P. Almeida has been elected American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow, one of the most distinctive honors within the scientific community, for distinguished contributions to the field of ecology, particularly for experimental and modeling work on ecology, evolution, and management of insect-transmitted plant pathogens.

Dr. Almeida has worked on Pierce’s disease research projects for the PD/GWSS Board for many years. Click on the projects listed below to learn about some of his current work:

Addressing Knowledge Gaps in Pierce’s Disease Epidemiology: Underappreciated Vectors, Genotypes, and Patterns of Spread

Comparative Field Infection and Disease Development of the Two Most Important Grapevine Vector-Borne Pathogens, Xylella fastidiosa and Grapevine Leafroll-Associated Virus 3

Modeling of Xylella fastidiosa Transmission and Grapevine Susceptibility Using Fluid Dynamics Simulations

Progression of Pierce's Disease Symptoms and Xylella fastidiosa Colonization of Grapevines Under Field Conditions

WiVi Central Coast - Guest Passes

Join us for WiVi Central Coast, a wine and viticulture symposium and trade show, on March 30, 2022, at the Paso Robles Event Center. Stop by the PD/GWSS booth to hear about research projects on PD, GWSS, and other designated pests and diseases of winegrapes. Click to request a guest code for complimentary trade show passes and $50 off the cost of session passes.